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


Turkey's Erdogan says to discuss with Trump buying U.S. Patriot missiles

Erdogan told Reuters he had discussed buying Patriots in a phone call with Trump two weeks ago and would follow up when they meet at the U.N. General Assembly, which opens next week.

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SMASH 2000: The Israeli technology taking down Gazan drones and balloons

SMASH 2000 prevents the bullet from being fired until the target is precisely in its cross hairs.

SMASH 2000: The Israeli technology taking down Gazan drones and balloons

Eyeing Iran, U.S. sending more Patriot missiles to Middle East

Iran has dismissed the new US deployments, including of an aircraft carrier, as old news announced now to intimidate it through "psychological warfare."

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

IDF completes Patriot, Iron Dome drill

Two unnamed foreign military delegations observed drill and will participate in panel discussions with IDF.

Iron Dome testing

Turkey says in Patriot missile talks with U.S.

While offering the Patriots to Turkey, the United States has warned its NATO ally against buying a Russian missile defense system, saying it cannot be integrated into NATO air defenses.

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Pentagon to remove Patriot missile defense systems from the Middle East

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis decided to pull four Patriot missile systems from Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain “in a realignment of forces and capabilities as the military steps up its focus on threats from China and Russia.”

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

Israel fires Patriot missile against drone on Syrian border

This is the second drone downed by a Patriot missile in a week.

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

IDF fires Patriot missile toward UAV approaching Israel's Golan Heights

No hit detected after a drone retreated from the Israeli-Syrian border.

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

Patriot missile intercepts drone on Israel's border with Syria

The interception comes amid heightened tensions on Israel’s northern border.

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