Aster 15 / 30 vs MIM-104 Patriot
| French surface-to-air missile, entered service in 2001, using inertial guidance with active RF seeker. | |
| Origin | 🇫🇷 France |
| Category | Surface-to-Air |
| Type | Radar-guided surface-to-air missile |
| Manufacturer | Euromissile |
| Service year | 2001 |
| Number produced | -- units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| American surface-to-air missile, entered service in 1981, uses dual-mode guidance to intercept targets at Mach 5. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Surface-to-Air |
| Type | Radar-guided surface-to-air missile |
| Manufacturer | Raytheon |
| Service year | 1981 |
| Number produced | 10,000 units |
| Estimated unit price | $7 million |
| Range | 120.0 km â—‰ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 4.1 â—‰ |
| Weight | 510 kg â—‰ |
| Warhead | 15.0 kg â—‰ |
| Length | 4.20 m â—‰ |
| Diameter | 180 mm |
| Guidance | Inertial guidance with up-link and active RF seeker |
| Warhead type | High Explosive |
| Range | 180.0 km â—‰ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 5.0 â—‰ |
| Weight | 900 kg â—‰ |
| Warhead | 90.0 kg â—‰ |
| Length | 5.30 m â—‰ |
| Diameter | 290 mm |
| Guidance | Dual mode (Ir homing and active radar homing) |
| Warhead type | High Explosive |