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AAir defence
Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon Mobile air defense missile system Surface to air missile
At a glance
ATILGAN PMSSlarger figure on 1 of 3
Terminal High Altitude Area Defenselarger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.863 m (16.0 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | ATILGAN PMSS | Terminal High Altitude Area Defense |
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| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon Mobile air defense missile system Surface to air missile[source] | Mobile anti-ballistic missile system[source] |
| Place of origin | Turkey[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2001–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Used by | Turkish Armed Forces Turkish Naval Forces[source] |
20 ft 3 in (6.17 m)[source]
booster
Single sourcekill vehicle
Single source13 in (340 mm) (booster) 15 in (370 mm) (kill vehicle)[source]
(Basic), 3 (STC)
Single source2 (Basic), 3 (STC)[source]
Maximum; on land
Single sourceMaximum; swimming
Single source67.6 km/h (36.5 kn; 42.0 mph) on land 5.8 km/h (3.1 kn; 3.6 mph) swimming[source]
Maximum; Mach 8.2
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 1
Single sourceDetroit Diesel 6V53T, 6-cylinder diesel engine
Single sourceDetroit Diesel 6V53T, 6-cylinder diesel engine 205 kW (275 hp)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
United States Army[source] |
| Manufacturer | ROKETSAN and ASELSAN[source] | Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control[source] |
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| Produced | 2001–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| No. built | 100+[source] | At least 12 batteries (8 U.S. Army, 4 foreign operated); at least 632 interceptors as of June 2025[source] |
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| Main armament | 4 or 8 FIM-92 Stinger missiles[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 1x 12.7 mm (0.500 in) automatic machine gun[source] | — |
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| Payload capacity | 8 ready-to-fire Stinger missiles[source] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion bar, 5 road wheels[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | 2022 Abu Dhabi attack Twelve-Day War 2026 Iran war[source] |
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| Designer | — | Lockheed[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1992–1999[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$1.00 billion per battery US$12.6 million per missile (FY2017)[source] |
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| Engine | — | Single-stage rocket by Aerojet Rocketdyne[source] |
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| Propellant | — | Pratt & Whitney solid-fueled rocket[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | 93 mi (150 km)[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Indium-antimonide imaging infra-red seeker head[source] |
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| Accuracy | — | Hit-to-kill[source] |
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| Transport | — | Transporter erector launcher[source] |
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Maximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 2
Single source6,300 mph (2,800 m/s; 10,000 km/h; Mach 8.2)[source]