PATRIOT MISSILE

SYSTEM LAUNCHER
MEADS
PRESENTED BY:
ABUSTAN, MARCELE LINCON L.
CAPARAS, CLARK IRVING A.
DELOS SANTOS, JASPER A.
DE VILLA,ANDREW MATTHEW B.
JAVIER, ANNA VERONICA I.
NATIVIDAD, ALVIN LORENZ V.
RIVERA, ALAN DALE JR. S.
SENA, EHMIL REDEN C.

THE MIM-104 PATRIOT IS A SURFACE-TO-AIR

MISSILE (SAM) SYSTEM, THE PRIMARY OF ITS
KIND USED BY THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND
SEVERAL ALLIED NATIONS. IT IS MANUFACTURED
BY THE U.S. DEFENSE CONTRACTOR RAYTHEON
AND DERIVES ITS NAME FROM THE RADAR
COMPONENT OF THE WEAPON SYSTEM.

INTRODUCTION

IN 1975, THE SAM-D MISSILE SUCCESSFULLY

ENGAGED A DRONE AT THE WHITE SANDS MISSILE
RANGE. DURING 1976, IT WAS RENAMED THE
PATRIOT AIR DEFENSE MISSILE SYSTEM.

HISTORY

 PAC 3 MISSILES IS AN IMPROVED SOLID

ROCKET MOTOR PROVIDING RADAR THRUST
MEADS BATTLE MANAGER - PROVIDES THE
BATTLE MANAGEMENT; COMMAND, CONTROL,
COMMUNICATION AND INTELLIGENCE FOR THE
MEADS FIRE UNIT.

VARIANTS

 MULTIFUNCTION FIRE CONTROL RADAR (MFCR)

PROVIDES PRECISION TRACKING AND WIDE
BAND DISCRIMINATION AND CLASSIFICATION
CAPABILITIES.
MEADS UHF SURVEILLANCE RADAR PROVIDES
LONG RANGE DETECTION OF LOW RADAR
CROSS SECTION OBJECTS AND HIGH SEARCH
EFFICIENCY OVER LARGE VOLUME.

VARIANTS

PROCESS A PAC-2 FIRING BATTERY USES TO ENGAGE A SINGLE

TARGET:
THE RADAR EXAMINES THE TRACKS SIZE, SPEED, ALTITUDE
AND HEADING TO DECIDE WHETHER IT IS LEGITIMATE TRACK
OR NOT.
THE OPERATORS WILL NOW EXAMINE THE SPEED, ALTITUDE
AND HEADING OF THE TRACK.
THE ESC OPERATOR, THE TCO, MAKES AN ID
RECCOMENDATION TO THE ICC OPERATOR, THE TD.
THE TD EXAMINES THE TRACK AND DECIDES TO CERTIFY
THAT IT IS HOSTILE.
THE TD CONTACTS THE ADAFCO AND CORRELATE THE TRACK.

OPERATIONS

 THE ADAFCO OBTAINS THE ENGAGEMET COMMAND FROM

RADC/SADC, AND DELEGATES THE ENGAGEMENT BACK DOWN
TO THE PATRIOT BATTALION.
THE TD SELECTS A FIRING BATTERY TO TAKE THE SHOT AND
ORDERS THEM TO ENGAGE.
THE TCO INSTRUCTS THE TCA TO ENGAGE THE TRACK.
THE TCA PRESSES THE ENGAGE SWITCH INDICATOR.
THE AN/MPQ-65 RADAR ILLUMINATES THE TARGET FOR THE
MISSILES SEMI-ACTIVE RADAR SEEKER.
THE MONOPULSE RECEIVER IN THE MISSILES NOSE RECEIVES
THE REFLECTION OF ILLUMUNATION ENERGY FROM THE TARGET.
THE MISSILE DETONATES ITS PROXIMITY FUSED WARHEAD.

OPERATIONS

 UNLIKE AN ACTIVE RADAR HOMING MISSILE,

THE MISSILE DOES NOT ALERT THE TARGET TO
THE FACT THAT IT IS HOMING IN ON IT BY
ILLUMINATING IT WITH RADIO WAVES.

ADVANTAGES