MIM-104 Patriot PAC-2
Country: 
United StatesManufacturer: Raytheon
«Patriot»
Air defence (SAM)Medium rangeUnited States1990In service
Backbone of NATO medium-range air defense, TVM intercepting blast-fragmentation missile.
Air defence (SAM)//Medium range
ID — MIM-104-PATRIOT-PAC-2United States · Raytheon
Patriot
Backbone of NATO medium-range air defense, TVM intercepting blast-fragmentation missile.
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
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Identity
- Designation
- MIM-104 Patriot PAC-2
- Alias
- Patriot
- Manufacturer
- Raytheon
- Country
- United States
- Year
- 1990
- Category
- Air defence (SAM)
- All sub-types
- Medium range
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 160 km
- Top speed
- Mach 4.1
- Guidance
- Radar TVM (track-via-missile)
- Warhead
- HE-frag 91 kg
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- TEL M901 / canister
- Length
- 5.31 m
- Launch weight
- 900 kg
- Unit cost
- 4 M USD
Production & inventory
- Annual production
- ≈250-350 missili/anno (PAC-2/3 combinati, RTX 2024)
- Estimated inventory
- Migliaia in stock NATO/USA
- Unit cost
- 4 M USD
Combat use
- ▸Gulf War 1991 — engagements against Iraqi Scuds (contested effectiveness).
- ▸Yemen / Saudi Arabia 2015-2023 — Houthi Burkan and Scud intercepts.
- ▸Ukraine 2023-2024 — intercepts of Kh-101, Kalibr and Kinzhal.
Tags
Anti-ship
Main operators
United StatesGermanyJapanSaudi ArabiaUkraine
History
Entered service in the late 1980s as a medium-range SAM, PAC-2 saw its best-known action during the 1991 Gulf War against Iraqi Scuds.
GEM-T variant modernizes the proximity fuze and software to improve TBM and cruise missile intercepts.
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