What are PAC-3 interceptors?
What are PAC-3 interceptors?
PAC-3 family of interceptors provide tactical air and missile defense capabilities as part of the country’s missile defense architecture. In addition to their solid propellant rocket motors, the PAC-3 family of missiles are equipped with aerodynamic controls and inertial navigation guidance systems.
What is a PAC-3 missile?
In the 1990’s Aerojet Rocketdyne first began providing the solid propulsion for ERINT (Extended Range Interceptor) which later became known as PAC-3. Today’s PAC-3 missiles are typically deployed in a Patriot M903 launcher which accommodates 16 PAC-3 or 12 PAC-3 MSE missiles.
What is the Patriot PAC-3?
The Patriot PAC-3 is a part of three-layer missile defense network. The first line of defense comes from AEGIS missiles, designed to knock-out ballistic missiles in space.
What does PAC-3 stand for?
The PAC-3 MSE missile is the primary interceptor for the German next-generation air and missile defense system, Taktisches Luftverteidigungssystem (TLVS).
