Two reconnaissance UAVs from US company Insitu (part of Boeing). In
the foreground: RQ-21 Blackjack with U.S. Marine Corps
markings. In the back: ScanEagle
Lockheed Martin air defense missiles inerts. From the top: PAC-3 for Patriot systems, PAC-3 MSE with enhanced
combat capabilities and THAAD missiles for THAAD system. All of the solutions have a warhead working in Hit-to-Kill mode, using the kinetic force
to destroy the threat. Bottom right: 1:1 scale Miniature Hit To Kill (MHTK) missile inert. The MHTK has 2.2 kg weight and it uses the same method of
destroying the targets as bigger brothers.
Elements of
MBDA SAMPT (Sol-Air Moyenne Portée Terrestre) medium-range air defense system,
dubbed "Mamba" by French. The system consists of Aster 30 missile launchers, command unit (with seats for three op-
erators). System is constantly developed – in 2016 the new, improved variant Aster 30 Block 1 NT was launched. During
Eurosatory 2016, Italy announced joining the missiles development program.
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