(S) Questions from the Indian side included the following:
-- What special waveforms does the system use to discriminate
between decoys and warheads/re-entry vehicles?
-- What is the maximum detection range and altitude?
-- What is the maximum detection range and altitude in cued
mode (i.e. when prompted by an outside detection system)?
-- What is the minimum time and distance in which a missile
threat can be engaged?
-- What is the total area one Patriot battery defends?
-- Has protection envelope data been verified by actual
missile firings?
-- What is the maximum range to hit a C-130 flying at an
altitude of 5000-6000 meters?
-- What is a PAC-2 GEM missile's time/range to
self-destruction?
-- How does Patriot handle multiple missiles launched at the
same target?
-- How does the missile complete its end game intercept, and
can it do so without radar updates?
-- What redundancies exist in case of radar failure?
-- Can control of missile launchers be transferred if one
battery goes down?
-- How much time is required to pack up a Patriot battery,
move it, and set it back up again?
-- What is the "dead zone," or minimum range for the PAC-2 to
detect/engage a threat?
-- What Aegis radar upgrades are taking place (in relation to
integration with Patriot)?
-- What is the weight of the PAC-2 GEM warhead?
-- How does Patriot compare to Israel's Arrow missile defense
system?
-- At this stage of the NSSP (Next Steps in Strategic
Partnership), what kinds of information are you authorized to
share?
-- Has transfer of technology occurred with other countries
buying Patriot?
-- Has there been collaboration with other countries on
PAC-3?
-- Does the US have overarching missile cooperation
arrangements with major partners, and does it involve
technology sharing?
-- Are other countries acquiring components of an overarching
missile defense system?
-- How effective is Patriot as a stand-alone system (i.e.
without space-based cueing)?
-- What is being developed beyond PAC-3?
-- What is the status of MEADS (Medium Extended Air Defense
System)?
-- Will MEADS have a sea-based component?
-- What is the time frame for MEADS to be deployed?
