Paams(e)(s) & An/spy-3

[Big-E]

Which radar system will be best in the detection of these three catagories

1) low flying cruise missiles
2) engagement of aircraft in low/medium/high altitudes
3) Ballistic missile threats

Who has the better missiles to engage each catagory, take into account accuaracy and range.

[contedicavour]

Very interesting subject by Big-E:p:

I'm more familiar with data on the missiles each of the 2 competing systems will be fielding shortly : Aster 30 has a confirmed range of between 80 and 100 km against mid-to-high-flying planes.
That compares very well with the 70-km range of most versions of SM-2, but I'm not familiar with the range of the most advanced versions SM-2 III or the SM-3 which AFAIK is still far from operational.

Happy to read more about this subjects by you experts out there

:flash

cheers

[Grand Danois]

Yes, it would be interesting to hear any news on the BMD missile variant for PAAMS.

And is everything on schedule with the CVN 77 - the first ship to field the AN/SPY-3? I'm looking forward to see pictures of that.

:)

[EDIT: It would be nice to see Big-E's own analysis of this...]