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"
The US Army’s future procurement of the Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system has run into trouble with Israel reportedly unwilling to provide source code required to integrate the platform… Continue reading "The End For US Army Iron Dome Procurement?"
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"
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"
Following Sweden’s decision to purchase the Patriot Air Defense by Raytheon the search started for suitable vehicles. The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, FMV, is a civil authority that operates directly… Continue reading "Swedish Army orders Rheinmetall HX Heavy Trucks for Patriot Air Defense"