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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dark Jezter" data-source="post: 1728945" data-attributes="member: 1015">Long range missile protection?  The factsheet that Tharchon linked to quite clearly stated that it was started to defend against short-range artillary rockets (like those fired from an MLRS platform).  The ability to intercept mortar rounds is an evolution of the system.It's a proven fact that mortar rounds can be tracked by radar.  In fact, the current application of this technology allows one side to track the incoming rounds and determine the source of the fire, so they can then launch their own strikes in retaliation.    I'm not getting what you're trying to say here.That occured to me as well, but there could be other alternatives:  The tracking software could be programmed to calculate where artillery rounds are going to land based on altitude, direction, and speed (taking other factors into account such as humidity and wind).  This would allow it to target and intercept only rounds that would land in a certain area, and ignore rounds that land outside the area it's programmed to protect.</blockquote>