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Patriot air missile defense system.
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Patriot air missile defense system.
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"...U.S. Army Patriot air defense systems were deployed to Poland in September 2024. The U.S. will send equipment including Patriot systems to NATO and the alliance will distribute the weapons to Ukraine, President Donald Trump said July 10, 2025. ...the Pentagon halted deliveries in connection with a global review to assess weapons stockpile levels. But on Monday, the Defense Department said Trump had directed it to send additional weapons to Ukraine."
Reference: www.stripes.com
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"Patriot missiles furnished by the United States have been used to shoot down over a dozen Russian missiles once deemed "undefeatable" by Russian President Vladimir Putin. ..."
Reference: www.newsweek.com
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"...Since the Gulf War, the system has been enhanced with the system's most advanced missile, the PAC-3, which was first used in the Iraq War.
Currently, it is not confirmed whether Ukraine uses the earlier model PAC-2 or PAC-3. ..."
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"...defense experts have been less than impressed about the performance of Russia's hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, especially when it comes to their survivability against the Patriot air defense systems used by Ukraine.
Beijing is taking notes, analysts say, because the same American-made surface-to-air missile system is deployed by Taiwan, whose army has over a dozen batteries in addition to domestically produced air defense systems. ..."
Reference: www.newsweek.com
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"RTX Corporation recently secured a contract involving the Phased Array Tracking Radar to Intercept of Target (“PATRIOT”). Per the deal, the company will be accountable for providing depot operations, technical assistance and new equipment training for PATRIOT. The Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL, has awarded the deal.
Valued at $145 million, the contract is scheduled to be completed by Nov 30, 2025. The work related to the deal will be carried out in Doha, Qatar. ..."
Reference: www.zacks.com
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"Hertling, who served as commanding general of the U.S. Army Europe... gave his perspective on where the defense systems could be put to best use by Ukraine.
"It's a point defense system," Hertling said. "It's got to be placed in a location that is defending a target like a capital city, Kyiv, or a port city like Odessa. This is not a weapon system that can be moved around on the battlefield based on changing threats. It has to be placed somewhere to defend it." ..."
Reference: www.newsweek.com
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"...The Sea Sparrow missiles will help curb Russian missile strikes on Ukraine, which are intended to exhaust Kyiv's air defenses and damage the country's energy infrastructure.
The U.S. and Germany have also pledged to send Patriot missile systems to repel Russian missile and drone attacks. ..."
Reference: www.reuters.com
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"...There are ongoing conflicts in the world today that the Patriot air missile defense system is supporting today," says Thomas Laliberty, vice president of Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. "And we've had over 100 engagements essentially defeating those threats with [a] 100 percent success rate..."
Reference: www.wbur.org
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