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Configuration
| Specification | SAMAR Air Defence System | Terminal High Altitude Area Defense |
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| Type | Surface-to-air missile[source] | Mobile anti-ballistic missile system[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2022 ( 2022 )[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Used by | Indian Air force[source] |
booster
Single sourcekill vehicle
Single source13 in (340 mm) (booster) 15 in (370 mm) (kill vehicle)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
United States Army[source] |
| Wars | India-Pakistan Conflict 2025[source] | 2022 Abu Dhabi attack Twelve-Day War 2026 Iran war[source] |
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| Designer | 11 Base Repair Depot Ojhar with industry partner Adtech Inventions Pvt Ltd 7 Base Repair Depot Tughlakabad with industry partner Simran Flowtech Industries and Yamazuki Denki[source] | Lockheed[source] |
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| Variants | SAMAR I : Vympel R-73 SAMAR II : Vympel R-27[source] | — |
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| Detonation mechanism | Proximity fuze , contact fuze[source] | — |
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| Engine | Solid-propellant rocket[source] | Single-stage rocket by Aerojet Rocketdyne[source] |
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| Propellant | Solid fuel[source] | Pratt & Whitney solid-fueled rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | SAMAR I : Infrared homing SAMAR II : Semi-active radar homing , infrared homing[source] | Indium-antimonide imaging infra-red seeker head[source] |
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| Launch platform | SAMAR I : Ashok Leyland Stallion SAMAR II : BEML - Tatra T815 8WD[source] | — |
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| Designed | — | 1992–1999[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control[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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| Produced | — | 2008–present[source] |
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| No. built | — | At least 12 batteries (8 U.S. Army, 4 foreign operated); at least 632 interceptors as of June 2025[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | 93 mi (150 km)[source] |
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| Accuracy | — | Hit-to-kill[source] |
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| Transport | — | Transporter erector launcher[source] |
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