Patriot

Air defence system United StatesIn service since 1981

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Key specs

Type: Air defence system
Origin: United States
Manufacturer: Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Boeing
Designer: Raytheon, Hughes
Designed: 1969
Entered service: 1981
Production start: 1976
Status: In service

Overview

Patriot is an air defence system from the United States, made by Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and Boeing. It entered service in 1981; production began in 1976. It engages aircraft and missiles at up to 160 km and 24 km altitude. It is used or was used by Israel, the United States, Egypt, Germany and 14 other countries, and saw combat in the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Iraq War and the Gulf War.

Armament

Main armament: PAC-2 / PAC-3 surface-to-air missiles
Caliber: 41 mm
Maximum range of fire: 40 km
Rockets or missiles ready to fire: 4
Engagement range: 160 km
Engagement altitude: 24,000 m

Users & conflicts

Conflicts

Operators

Sources

Wikipedia (de): MIM-104 Patriot, Wikipedia
Wikipedia (fr): MIM-104 Patriot, Wikipedia
Wikipedia (tr): MIM-104 Patriot, Wikipedia
Wikipedia: MIM-104 Patriot, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.

Patriot

Key specs

Air defence system

Overview

Specifications

Users & conflicts

Sources