Air defense Systems at the Paris Airshow

The Paris Airshow is providing an opportunity to system producers to introduce new anti-aircraft systems and improvements of existing air defence systems. Among the systems displayed here are air defense missiles, radars and balistic defense systems, such as the Arrow (mock-up of the launcher and missile are displayed on the outdoor display) and the Russian S-400 (shown By Almaz Antey only as as model).



Raytheon is introducing two extensions to the SL-AMRAAM system, which can now carry four SL-AMRAAM-ER (Extended Range) missiles or four SL-AMRAAM and two SL-Sidewinder AIM-9X missiles. Another new system is the IRIS-T-SLS, a truck mounted air defense system, considered as an integral part of the future European MEADS system. The IRIS is displayed in its fully engineered version, mounting four vertically launched missiles, carried on standard IRIS-T launchers, for the first time.

IAI's Advanced Artillery Radar was unveiled here at the airshow as a model. This radar has matured considerably in the past months, and is considered as an important early warning and target acquisition system for future short and medium range counter-artillery and missile defense systems currently underway in Israel and abroad. One example is the MR-SPYDER-MR, a medium-range outgrowth of the Spyder-SR which is also on display at the airshow.