defense. Defense systems and initiatives Akash missile surface-to-air missile defense system Arrow missile Chū-SAM (中SAM) Japan's JGSDF Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile David's Sling HQ-9 regional air defence/anti-ballistic missile IAMD The SMDC is leading the United States Army's laser efforts to replace MIM-104 Patriot. Indian Ballistic Missile Defense Program Iron Dome Italian-French SAMP/T missile air defense system KS-1 regional air defence missile L-SAM Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) Patriot surface-to-air missile system Hawk medium range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 Russian A-135 anti-ballistic missile system S-400 Triumf Skyguard chemical laser-based area defense system proposed by Northrop Grumman Sky Bow Strategic Defense Initiative ("Star Wars") Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Vigilant Eagle Airport surface-to-air missile protection system See also Anti-satellite weapon Command systems in the United States Army References Bibliography Nicole C. Evans, "Missile Defense: Winning Minds, Not Hearts", Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, September/October 2004. Daniel Möckli, "US Missile Defense: A Strategic Challenge for Europe", CSS Analyses in Security Policy no. 12, April 2007. Ishmael Jones, The Human Factor: Inside the CIA's Dysfunctional Intelligence Culture, New York: Encounter Books (2010) (). Missiles intelligence. External links Missile Threat – CSIS Missile Defense Project U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense A primer from the Council on Foreign Relations Steven Donald Smith, Missile Defense Program Moves Forward, 2006. Missile Defense: The First Seventy Years Nuclear weapons program of the United States