Austria, which together with 17 other European countries is involved in the joint air defense system “Sky Shield”, is arming itself: as has just been announced, in the future the Federal Army will rely on the American Patriot air defense system to protect our airspace. Krone+ explains what role it plays in the “Sky Shield” and how it works.
The MIM-104 “Patriot” air defense system has been in use by the US and more than a dozen allied countries since the mid-1980s: in addition to NATO member states such as Germany and Poland, there are also US allies in Asia (Taiwan, Japan) and the Middle East (Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar) including. The weapons were also delivered to Ukraine last winter, when Russian rocket terror paralyzed the electricity and heating infrastructure in large parts of the country. We show how the Patriot system works – and which weapon systems can pose a problem.
Source: Krone
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