“Ground-Based Air Defence Systems” – Sources

Sources for Figure 1: “Ground-Based Air Defence Systems”

The following references refer to Figure 1 “Ground-Based Air Defence Systems” from the following SWP publication:

Sven Arnold, Torben Arnold
Germany’s Fragile Leadership Role in European Air Defence
The need for adjustments at all levels of the European Sky Shield Initiative
SWP Comments 2023/C 06, 02.02.2023, 8 Pages

IRIS-T SLM:

System: 140 m
Svenja Moller, “Luftabwehrsystem: Worum handelt es sich bei Iris-T SLM?”, Augsburger Zeitung, 11 October 2022,
Guided missiles: 0.4 m
Gerhard Hegmann, “Neue Luftabwehr kostet eine Million – pro Schuss”, Die Welt, 17 May 2015,

CAMM:

System incl. Guided missiles: 420 m (Bundle price)
Jakub Palowski, “Polish MoD Takes a Step Towards Narew SHORAD. Billions at Stake for the PGZ Group” (Commentary), Defence 24, 5 May 2021,

Patriot:

System: 1.1 bn
“Was kann das Patriot-System?”, Tagesschau, 21 December 2022,
Guided missiles: 3–6 m
Gerhard Hegmann, “Neue Luftabwehr kostet eine Million – pro Schuss”, Die Welt, 17 May 2015,

Arrow 3:

System incl. guided missiles: 3 bn (Bundle price)
Deutscher Bundestag, “Ergänzung zu den Beschlussempfehlungen des Haushaltsausschusses (8. Ausschuss) – zu dem Entwurf eines Gesetzes über die Feststellung des Bundeshaushaltsplans für das Haushaltsjahr 2023”, 18 November 2021,

SAMP/T:

System: 500 m
“Combien coûte le système antimissile que l’Italie devra donner à l’Ukraine?”, Italy 24, 8 January 2023,
Michael Surber, “Die Schweiz will ihren Luftraum wieder mit Raketen verteidigen”, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 4 May 2018,

THAAD:

System: 800 m
Guided missiles: 5 m
Estimated after: Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), “United Arab Emirates – Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System Missiles (THAAD)”, 5 November 2012,

Aegis Ashore:

System: about 2 bn
Yoshitaka Ito, “Aegis Ashore alternative runs to at least 1.5 times the cost”, Asahi Shimbun, 14 November 2020 Guided missiles: 45 m
“$3.3 billion sale to Japan of 73 SM-3 ballistic missile interceptors approved”, in: The Defense Post, 28 August 2019