Patriot missile

Lockheed to make cheaper Patriot interceptors as air defense demand soars

The new PAC-3 Adapted Capability Effector, or ​ACE, missile would cost less than half as much as its ⁠PAC-3 MSE interceptors, which cost roughly $4 million per missile

Lockheed Martin’s Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE)
mokes rises after a Russian ballistic missile strike hit a roadway in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district, where a traffic-light control electrical cabinet caught fire and windows were shattered in nearby residential buildings on July 11, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Eight dead, dozens wounded as Russia strikes Ukraine with missiles, drones

US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky alongside the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

'Make them yourself': Trump gives Ukraine Patriot missile license during Zelensky NATO meeting

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during the High Level Defence announcements at the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum, on the sidelines of the NATO leaders' Summit, in Ankara, Turkey, July 7, 2026.

NATO allies to invest over $40 billion in anti-drone capabilities, Rutte says at NATO summit


Can Patriots help change the course of the Ukraine war? - analysis

Reports this week that the US is considering sending Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine represent a major and important step.

Patriot missile defense system is seen at Sliac Airport, in Sliac, near Zvolen, Slovakia, May 6, 2022.

US close to providing Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine

The Patriot is considered to be one of the most advanced US air defense systems.

Patriot missile defense system is seen at Sliac Airport, in Sliac, near Zvolen, Slovakia, May 6, 2022.

German Patriot air defense units intended for NATO territory, Berlin tells Warsaw

A week after a stray missile crashed and killed two people in Poland, Germany has made it clear that the air defense units it sent to Poland are to be used only on NATO soil.

US Army MIM-104 Patriots, surface-to-air missile (SAM) system launchers, are pictured at Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Poland March 24, 2022.

Iran testing drones on Ukrainian civilians for future use on Israel -Ukraine

"Today hundreds of Iranian drones are undergoing 'test runs' on our land, killing civilians," said the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.

A drone is launched during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on August 25, 2022.

Israel Air Force closes the 139th Air Defense Battalion

The 139th Battalion used the Patriot battery to defend Israeli skies.

A picture released by Israeli Defence Forces press office shows a launch of a Patriot missile in southern Israel

US to pull Patriot batteries from key MidEast countries - report

According to the WSJ report “the Biden administration is sharply reducing the number of US antimissile systems in the Middle East in a major realignment of its military footprint there.

A picture released by Israeli Defence Forces press office shows a launch of a Patriot missile in southern Israel

Aiming at Dimona: Did the Syrian regime purposely target Israel?

Much remains unclear about the incident on April 22, including why Syria fired a missile so wildly and so far south into Israel – and whether Israel’s interceptors failed to stop the threat.

THE IRON Dome fires an interceptor missile as rockets are launched from Gaza, near Sderot in August 2018.

US moves new missile defense systems to Ain Al-Assad airbase in Iraq

Patriot missiles and 2 other short-range defense systems have been put in place at Ain Al-Assad Airbase, which was hit as a retaliation for the killing of IRGC Commander Qasem Soleimani in January.

U.S. soldiers inspect the site where an Iranian missile hit at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar province, Iraq January 13, 2020

US troops in Iraq finally get Patriot air defense

Growing Iran-US tensions in the last year have led to US airstrikes in Iraq against Iranian-backed proxies, and this has angered the Iraqi government

A picture released by Israeli Defence Forces press office shows a launch of a Patriot missile in southern Israel

Saudi Arabia signs deal with Raytheon to localize US Patriot maintenance

Saudi Arabia is among the top five defense spenders in the world. It is one of several US allies to use Patriot.

A Patriot anti-missile system deployed in a joint U.S. and Israeli military outpost in Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv is silhouetted against the setting sun