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I will like to remind people that the US use to have a decent air defense network in the Nike System.

That was nearly 300 or so launchers spread across the country.

Now you can do away with the inner ones, ADA wise it be simpler to defend against a missile, hypersonic or not, that trying to hit... Say St Louis Missouri over one trying to hit DC due to it being force to remain in cruise and can't dodge. Plus the further infront that you can station the ADA system the easier it becomes so I doubt that the system will have many interior installations.

Throw in that the old Safeguard series of systems was expected to need 8 radars sites, One PAR and a MSR combo each, as well?

Actually will not need that much to protect CONUS.

And you can save money by using off the self gear like the SPY6 and it data systems for the radar.

<blockquote data-quote="Firefinder" data-source="post: 764401" data-attributes="member: 15976">I will like to remind people that the US use to have a decent air defense network in the Nike System.That was nearly 300 or so launchers spread across the country.Now you can do away with the inner ones, ADA wise it be simpler to defend against a missile, hypersonic or not, that trying to hit... Say St Louis Missouri over one trying to hit DC due to it being force to remain in cruise and can't dodge. Plus the further infront that you can station the ADA system the easier it becomes so I doubt that the system will have many interior installations. &nbsp;Throw in that the old Safeguard series of systems was expected to need 8 radars sites, One PAR and a MSR combo each, as well?Actually will not need that much to protect CONUS.And you can save money by using off the self gear like the SPY6 and it data systems for the radar.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Firefinder, post: 764401, member: 15976"] I will like to remind people that the US use to have a decent air defense network in the Nike System. That was nearly 300 or so launchers spread across the country. Now you can do away with the inner ones, ADA wise it be simpler to defend against a missile, hypersonic or not, that trying to hit... Say St Louis Missouri over one trying to hit DC due to it being force to remain in cruise and can't dodge. Plus the further infront that you can station the ADA system the easier it becomes so I doubt that the system will have many interior installations. Throw in that the old Safeguard series of systems was expected to need 8 radars sites, One PAR and a MSR combo each, as well? Actually will not need that much to protect CONUS. And you can save money by using off the self gear like the SPY6 and it data systems for the radar. [/QUOTE]

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