Estonia has announced it will decide on the supplier and configuration for its upcoming ballistic missile defense system procurement…
The systems are intended to protect airports, ports and military command centres against enemy attacks.
The options under consideration for the ballistic missile defence acquisition include Patriot, SAMP/T and Israel-developed David’s Sling.
Although no final funding budget has been set for the acquisition, the programme is projected to cost up to €1 billion.
The Patriot air and missile defence system is designed to defend against a range of aerial threats, including aircraft, cruise missiles and tactical ballistic missiles.
The system’s current-generation PAC-3 MSE interceptor uses hit-to-kill technology and is capable of engaging tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, hypersonic threats, aircraft and unmanned aerial systems.
SAMP/T is a long-range, ground-based air defence system designed to engage both aerodynamic threats and ballistic missiles.
The system’s next-generation variant, SAMP/T NG, provides increased range, altitude and ballistic missile defence capabilities through a new multifunction radar and advanced interceptors from the ASTER family.
David’s Sling forms the middle layer of the Israeli Army’s multi-layered air and missile defence architecture and is designed to counter large-calibre rockets, short-range ballistic missiles and other advanced threats.
The system is capable of intercepting a range of threats, including ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles…