According to a written statement from the Greek General Staff, a Greek Patriot battery and more than 120 Greek Armed Forces personnel departed for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, 14 September,… Continue reading "Greece Sends Patriot Air Defense Missile System to Saudi Arabia"
The Wall Street Journal reported eearlier this week that the US administration has decided to pull Patriot anti-missile systems out of the Persian Gulf region. The US has reportedly decided… Continue reading "Biden Administration to Relocate Patriot Missiles From Middle East"
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense on Wednesday has announced plans to procure upgraded Patriot interceptor missiles in a report released for lawmaker review on Wednesday. According to the Ministry, the… Continue reading "Taiwan To Procure Patriot PAC3 Missile Segment Enhancement Interceptor Missiles"
On 17 September, the Romanian Army formally took delivery of its first Patriot surface-to-air missile battery. A ceremony was held at the Capu Midia Training Area on Romania’s Black Sea… Continue reading "Romania Takes Delivery of First Patriot Battery"
The Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE), the most technologically advanced version of the Patriot missile, misfired during a round of testing for the U.S Army’s Integrated Air… Continue reading "Advanced Patriot Missile Misfires During Testing"
Raytheon has received a $314 million task order for engineering services from the U.S. Army to enhance the MIM-104 Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. The task order is funded… Continue reading "Raytheon Awarded U.S. Army Contract to Upgrade Patriot Air Defense Systems"
Bahrain has joined the ever growing list of Patriot customers, becoming the seventeenth country to purchase the system for air and missile defense. With tensions in the Persian Gulf region… Continue reading "Bahrain Purchases Patriot Air Defense System"
On July 10th, Raytheon announced a deal had been made with Qatar for the purchase of NASAMS and additional Patriot Fire Units. The initial Qatari contract for 10 Patriot Fire… Continue reading "Qatar Signs Deal with Raytheon for NASAMS and Additional Patriots"
The Netherlands on 13 July received the first of its upgraded Patriot missile system batteries after the units were sent to the United States to undergo the upgrade. The Royal… Continue reading "Netherlands Starts Receiving Upgraded Patriot Batteries"
The House Armed Services Committee has stipulated in the recently approved 2020 defense spending bill, that the Army must seek out a less expensive interceptor for the Patriot system. This… Continue reading "Congress Seeks Cheaper Patriot Missile"