MIM-104 Patriot vs MIM-23 Hawk
Overview
The MIM-104 Patriot and the MIM-23 Hawk are both Surface-to-Air missiles.
The MIM-104 Patriot has a range of 160 km — 4.0x the MIM-23 Hawk's 40 km. The MIM-104 Patriot reaches 6,170 km/h vs 2,964 km/h for the MIM-23 Hawk. The MIM-104 Patriot carries a 90 kg warhead vs 136 kg for the MIM-23 Hawk. Launch weight is 900 kg for the MIM-104 Patriot vs 626 kg for the MIM-23 Hawk. The MIM-104 Patriot uses Dual mode (Ir homing and active radar homing) guidance, while the MIM-23 Hawk relies on Semi-active radar homing.
The MIM-104 Patriot has been produced in 10,000 units vs 40,000 for the MIM-23 Hawk. The MIM-23 Hawk entered service 21 years before the MIM-104 Patriot (1960 vs 1981).
| 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 |
| American surface-to-air missile, entered service in 1960, uses semi-active radar homing for guidance. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Surface-to-Air |
| Type | Radar-guided surface-to-air missile |
| Manufacturer | Raytheon |
| Service year | 1960 |
| Number produced | 40,000 units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| Range | 160.0 km ◉ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 5.0 ◉ |
| Weight | 900 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 90.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 5.30 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 290 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | Dual mode (Ir homing and active radar homing) |
| Warhead type | High Explosive |
| Range | 40.0 km ◉ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 2.4 ◉ |
| Weight | 626 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 136.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 5.12 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 356 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | Semi-active radar homing |
| Warhead type | High Explosive |
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