MEDIA LIBRARY GLOSSARY CONTACT ABOUT US CUSTOMERS SOLUTIONS NEWSROOM Home > Glossary ABT Air Breathing Target AD Area defence ALTBMD Active Layer Tactical Ballistic Missile Defence. NATO programme to develop an Alliance wide ATBM defence capability ARABEL French-developed multi-role radar for Eurosam systems ASTER Missile interceptors developed for the Eurosam family of air-defence systems ATBM Anti-Tactical Ballistic Missile EMPAR Italian-made multi-function radar EUROSAM European Surface-to-Air Missile industry consortium formed by MBDA Missiles Systems and THALES FSAF Famille de Sol-Air Futurs Original designation of the French-Italian family of air-defence missiles GBAD Ground Based Air Defence HIT TO KILL Direct impact on target. Engagement mode used by Eurosam’s Aster missiles. HORIZON Class of air-defence frigates developed by France and Italy. IAMD Integrated Air & Missile Defence PAAMS Principal Anti-Air Missile System PIF-PAF Pilotage en Force – Pilotage Aerodynamique Fort French acronym from Aster missile’s steering system, combining aerodynamic control and direct-thrust vector control SAAM Surface to Air Anti-Missiles Short-range naval air-defence system with Aster 15 missile SAAM AD Surface to Air Anti-Missiles- Area Defence Medium – Range Anti-missile naval system with Aster 15 and Aster 30 Missiles SAMP/T Surface-Air Moyenne Portee / Terrestre Medium-range ground-launched air-defence system with Aster 30 missile. SYLVER Systeme de Lancement Vertical Ship borne vertical launch system TBM Tactical Ballistic Missile TYPE 45 British Royal Navy designation for its PAAMS air-defence ship. Replaces British portion of Horizon program. @EUROSAM 2021 The only European solution to protect sovereignty. FURTHER INFORMATION CORPORATE ABOUT US LEGAL INFORMATION GDPR COOKIES POLICY CONTACT MEDIA NEWSROOM MEDIA LIBRARY GLOSSARY SITE MAP SOLUTIONS GROUND SYSTEMS NAVAL SYSTEMS ASTER MISSILES FAMILY IN SERVICE SUPPORT Cookie consent This website uses cookies that help the website to function and also to track how you interact with our website. But for us to provide the best user experience, enable the specific cookies from Settings, and click on Accept.Read More Preferences Reject All Accept All