- Domain
- Land
- NCF capability
- Air defence
- Military Balance category
- Air defence (SAM medium and long-range)
- SIPRI category
- Air defence systems
- Evidence that places a platform here
- (medium|long|extended).range (air.defen[cs]e|surface.to.air|SAM) · surface.to.air missile · \bSAMs?\b · air defen[cs]e (missile )?system · missile defen[cs]e · anti.ballistic · \bABM\b · Patriot · S-[234]00 · THAAD
The 24 nations
None, legacy only, modern, or modern and on order. Modern: in service from 1995, or the current generations of fighters, tanks, submarines and long-range air defence.
United StatesModern · 5United KingdomNoneAustraliaModern · 2FranceModern · 3GermanyModern and on order · 2JapanModern · 1South KoreaModern and on order · 5CanadaLegacy only · 1ItalyNone · 1IndiaModern and on order · 11TürkiyeModern · 8Saudi ArabiaModern · 5BrazilLegacy only · 3IndonesiaModern · 7MexicoModern · 3ArgentinaNoneSouth AfricaModern · 1RussiaLegacy only · 6ChinaModern · 4IsraelModern · 2UkraineModern · 16TaiwanModern · 8IranModern · 14North KoreaLegacy only · 5
Generation timeline
Each platform from its first flight or launch to today, the 40 most operated, earliest in service first. Grey is development and, after the lead operator retires it, the years other nations keep it; colour is service.
- Development, from first flight or launch
- In service, from first deployment
- After its lead operator retires it, still held elsewhere
- Today
- Flag beside the name: the home country
Dates from Wikidata: first flights or launches for 0 of these 38, retirements for 2. A bar without grey at its start has no first flight recorded.
Platforms
Ranked by the number of the 24 nations that hold each.
Fingerprints
Each nation's equipment fingerprint with only ground-based air defence (medium and long range) in colour.
United States MIM-104 Patriot 55, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense 7, NASAMS –
Australia NASAMS 7, Rapier –
France Mistral 234, SAMP/T 8, MICA 2
Germany MIM-104 Patriot 12, Arrow 3 4
Japan MIM-104 Patriot –
South Korea Mistral 406, M-SAM Block I 18, MIM-104 Patriot PAC-3 8
Canada man-portable air-defense system –
Italy Selenia Aspide 0
India 9K35 Strela-10 200, 2K12 Kub 180, Akashteer 107
Türkiye Rapier 2000 86, HİSAR-O 10, SİPER Block I 5
Saudi Arabia MICA –, MIM-104 Patriot –, Martlet –
Brazil Mistral 18, Sea Wolf –, Selenia Aspide –
Indonesia NASAMS 2, HISAR 0, MBDA VL MICA-M –
Mexico 9K38 Igla 72.2mm –, RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile –, RIM-162 ESSM –
South Africa Umkhonto –
Russia Buk missile system 310, 9K35 Strela-10 300, Tor Missile System 129
China HQ-16 250, Tor Missile System 24, S-400 Triumf –
Israel David's Sling –, MIM-104 Patriot –
Ukraine S-300PS S-300PT S-300V S-300PMU 170, NASAMS 14, MIM-104 Patriot 8
Taiwan Sky Sword II 20–38, Sky Bow 13–23, MIM-104 Patriot 6–12
Iran Mersad 210–390, Ya Zahra air defense system 140–260, 2K12 Kub 35–65
North Korea S-125 210–390, S-200 52–98, 9K35 Strela-10 –