Does the PAC specification refer exclusively to missiles? Are there no support vehicle (battalion?) additions (newer/different radar system, integration with external data streams) to enable the ABM capability of PAC-3?
I (incorrectly) thought PAC-3 wasn’t a mere missile.
Is there a better source on Patriot specification beyond the wikipedia article (which is pretty extensive to start with)?
AFAIK, “Patriot” is a broad-brush term for the holistic system, similar to AEGIS.
“PAC” does refer exclusively to the missiles themselves, iirc.
The wiki article actually goes into some detail about the different ground units and modules that are used with a battery (some required, some optional/capability-add).
There’s also PAAC-4/SkyCeptor, but UA is (unfortunately) not getting those afaik
Does the PAC specification refer exclusively to missiles? Are there no support vehicle (battalion?) additions (newer/different radar system, integration with external data streams) to enable the ABM capability of PAC-3?
I (incorrectly) thought PAC-3 wasn’t a mere missile.
Is there a better source on Patriot specification beyond the wikipedia article (which is pretty extensive to start with)?
AFAIK, “Patriot” is a broad-brush term for the holistic system, similar to AEGIS.
“PAC” does refer exclusively to the missiles themselves, iirc.
The wiki article actually goes into some detail about the different ground units and modules that are used with a battery (some required, some optional/capability-add).
There’s also PAAC-4/SkyCeptor, but UA is (unfortunately) not getting those afaik
I see, cheers!