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{{Short description|Anti-air weapons against high to medium altitude targets}}
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'''High to medium air defense''' ('''HIMAD''') is a group of [[anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft weapons and tactics]] to do with defense against high to medium altitude air threats, primarily aircraft and missiles.
HIMAD and its complements, [[short range air defense]] (SHORAD) and [[Terminal High Altitude Area Defense]] (THAAD), divide [[air defense]] of the [[battlespace]] into domes of responsibility based on altitude and defensive weapon ranges.


[[File:MoscowParade2009 7.jpg|thumb|right|Russian [[S-300_(missile)|S-300 missile]] in a parade]]
'''HIgh to Medium Air Defense''' (HIMAD) is a group of [[anti-aircraft]] [[weapons]] and [[Military tactics|tactics]] that have to do with defense against high to medium altitude air threats, primarily aircraft and missiles.
HIMAD and its complements, [[SHORAD]] (Short Range Air Defense) and [[THAAD]] (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) divide [[air defense]] of the [[battlespace]] into domes of responsibility based on altitude and defensive weapon ranges.


== China ==
[[File:MoscowParade2009 7.jpg|thumb|right|Russian [[S-300_(missile)|S-300 missile]] in a parade.]]
* [[HQ-9]]
* [[HQ-22]]


== United States ==
== France / Italy ==
* [[Aster_(missile_family)|SAMP/T]]


== Germany ==
The United States Army HIMAD systems include:
* [[MIM-104 Patriot]]
* [[IRIS-T|IRIS-T SLM]]
* [[MIM-23 Hawk]]


== Russia ==
== India ==
* [[Barak-8]] (co-developed with Israel)
Russian HIMAD systems include:
* [[Project Kusha (air defence system)|Project Kusha]]
* [[S-300_(missile)|S-300 missile]]


== Iran ==
S-400 HIMAD
* [[Bavar-373]]


== Israel ==
S-500 HIMAD
* [[Barak-8]] (co-developed with India)


== Russia ==
=== Related Military Occupational Specialties ===
Russian systems include:
* [[S-300_(missile)|S-300]]
* [[S-400 missile system|S-400]]
* [[S-500 missile system|S-500]]


== South Korea ==
The following [[Military Occupational Specialty|Military Occupational Specialties]] (MOS's) are related to HIMAD:
* [[L-SAM]]
*


==See also==
== Turkey ==
* [[Hisar (missile family)]]
* [[SHORAD]] - Short Range Air Defence
* [[SİPER]]
* [[THAAD]] - Terminal High Altitude Area Defense

== United States ==
United States Army systems include:
* [[MIM-23 Hawk]]
* [[MIM-104 Patriot]]


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[[Category:Anti-aircraft warfare]]


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Latest revision as of 12:26, 6 December 2024

High to medium air defense (HIMAD) is a group of anti-aircraft weapons and tactics to do with defense against high to medium altitude air threats, primarily aircraft and missiles. HIMAD and its complements, short range air defense (SHORAD) and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), divide air defense of the battlespace into domes of responsibility based on altitude and defensive weapon ranges.

Russian S-300 missile in a parade

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Russian systems include:

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Turkey

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United States

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United States Army systems include: