High to medium air defense

High to medium air defense (HIMAD) is a group of anti-aircraft weapons and tactics to do with defense against high to medium altitude air threats, primarily aircraft and missiles. HIMAD and its complements, short range air defense (SHORAD) and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), divide air defense of the battlespace into domes of responsibility based on altitude and defensive weapon ranges.

China

• HQ-9
• HQ-22

France / Italy

• SAMP/T

Germany

• IRIS-T SLM

India

• Barak-8 (co-developed with Israel)
• Project Kusha

Iran

• Bavar-373

Israel

• Barak-8 (co-developed with India)

Russia

Russian systems include:

• S-300
• S-400
• S-500

South Korea

• L-SAM

United States

United States Army systems include:

• MIM-23 Hawk
• MIM-104 Patriot