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BumRushDaShow

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4. They can be used with armed drones
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 03:33 PM
Jul 17
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/15/europe/trump-ukraine-patriot-missile-batteries-intl-hnk-ml

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The latest versions of Patriot interceptors are capable of engaging incoming short-range ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones at altitudes up to 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) and distances of up to 35 kilometers.

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And especially since Russia has been using more drones (since they are cheap and have been endlessly supplied by Iran).

As a sidenote, one of my cousins was on the original Raytheon team that designed the early Patriot systems way back.

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