Air defense platform · USA
Aegis Ashore
Model: Aegis Ashore
US land-based Aegis ballistic missile defense site using SM-3 interceptors for midcourse interception of ballistic threats.
Configured simulation parameters
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- Interception range
- 2,500,000 m
- Detection range
- 3,000,000 m
- Reaction time
- 6 s
- Interception speed
- 4,500 m/s
- Interceptors per launcher
- 48
- Maximum launchers
- 8
- Simultaneous targets
- 24
- Launcher cost
- 1,500,000,000 USD
Sources and interpretation
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