Study of the World's Naval Surface-to-Air Missile Defense Systems

摘要

The shipborne surface-to-air missile (SAM) system of the US Navy, French Navy, Royal Navy, Italian Navy, Canadian Navy, Israeli Navy, and Soviet Navy are examined. For each SAM system, the details of the physical make-up, the target detection and tracking, the missile guidance, the warhead, and the missile performance are presented. Finally, a study of the shipborne air defense used by the Royal Navy in the Falklands Conflict in the Spring of 1982 is made.