The United State Preparations for dispatch are completed Ukraine System Air Defense Patriot, which is considered one of the most developed and sought-after countries in the world, by all of Washington’s allies. The final announcement is expected today, December 15, while i Russian bombing against cities and towns infrastructure of Ukraine It has been going on continuously for the past two months.
According to many commentators, thePatriot recruitment In Ukraine can score turning point Decisive in support of the Ukrainian resistance against the invasion of Russia, which began on February 24, 2022. For months now, the President Volodymyr Zelensky pressure to get order flac To defend Kyiv and other cities of the country, but the final agreement was reached according to Reutersonly in the first weeks of December.
What is the Patriot air defense system?
Patriot is Surface-to-air guided missile system, first used in the 1980s, is capable of hitting aircraft, cruise missiles and short-range ballistic missiles. The name comes from an acronym Phased array tracking to intercept the targetis translatable as carrier to track and intercept the target. It is the only anti-ballistic missile (ABM) platform ever destroyed Tactical ballistic missile In the short term and to be able to provide protection for armored forces in maneuvers.
Each Patriot battery consists of a military truck-mounted launch system, capable of up to 4 missiles at once. In addition to the missile launchers, the Patriot system is equipped with launch control systems, such as radar, tracking control section, antenna array and electric generator. The Radar detection and tracking system is the most important piece of equipment, as it is capable of withstanding enemy electronic countermeasures, detecting targets over 100 kilometers away and Track up to 100 targets simultaneously.
In addition to being in the United States and in different bases BoyPatriot batteries are also used in the Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Taiwan, Greece, Spain, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Romania, Sweden, Poland and Bahrain.
How much do Patriot systems cost?
The missiles currently used in the Patriots cost approx 4 million dollars eachwhile the launchers cost about $10 million. Therefore, the use of Patriot missiles should be limited to hitting ballistic or cruise missiles, as long as they are waste yourself Against the cheap Iranian drones used by Moscow. “Firing a million dollar missile at a $50,000 drone is a proposition loser“, he said to News agency Mark Cancian, retired colonel in the US Marine Corps.
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