The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) can defeat next-generation threats including tactical ballistic missiles, unmanned aerial systems, cruise missiles and aircraft. Proven hit-to-kill technology provides the best defense against tactical ballistic missiles armed with weapons of mass destruction. MEADS is the first air and missile defense (AMD) system that provides continuous on-the-move protection for maneuver forces. MEADS also provides area defense, homeland defense and weighted asset protection.

NETTED-DISTRIBUTED ARCHITECTURE WITH PLUG-AND- FIGHT

MEADS provides operational flexibility to tailor battle elements using distributed sensors, launchers and tactical operations centers (TOCs). Through its plug-and-fight capability, MEADS sensors, effectors or other TOCs simply act as nodes on the MEADS network. A commander can dynamically add or subtract elements without shutting the system down. A standardized interface extends plug-and- fight to non-MEADS elements. This flexibility is unprecedented for ground-based AMD systems.

LOWER OPERATION AND SUSTAINMENT COSTS

Advanced logistic design and reliability reduce cost of ownership. No maintenance company is required. Using its 360-degree defensive capability, advanced radars and PAC-3 MSE missile, MEADS defends up to eight times the coverage area with far fewer system assets and significantly reduces demand for deployed personnel and equipment, which reduces demand for airlift.