Except for the inconvenient fact that Patriots don't work as ballistic missile interceptors, something known about the system since Gulf War 1. It has something like a 3% interception rate.
Don't know if it's true, but people on social media were claiming that the Gulf states use Patriots to take down drones. Seems like a giant waste, if Ukraine's wailing is to be believed.
Not entirely, it was originally meant to track fast moving objects like jets. These slow, small, low flying drones can be difficult to track cuz they can get filtered out as background noise.
The bigger issue is the cost... We spent a million dollars to stop a 20k drone... They can build them way faster than we can build ours.
Shhh, the Patriot PAC-3 is a wunderwaffen that can oneshot ICBMs and kill a dozen drones at once. And we totally haven't lied about its performance. Or sent half the crews trained to use it to Ukrayyyyyne as mercenaries.
Except for the inconvenient fact that Patriots don't work as ballistic missile interceptors, something known about the system since Gulf War 1. It has something like a 3% interception rate.
Don't know if it's true, but people on social media were claiming that the Gulf states use Patriots to take down drones. Seems like a giant waste, if Ukraine's wailing is to be believed.
Imagine taking down a $10k drone with a million dollar missle and thinking you can sustain a "forever" war...
Drones are not incoming ballistic missiles. They are a LOT slower, and are the kind of target the system is designed to intercept.
Not entirely, it was originally meant to track fast moving objects like jets. These slow, small, low flying drones can be difficult to track cuz they can get filtered out as background noise.
The bigger issue is the cost... We spent a million dollars to stop a 20k drone... They can build them way faster than we can build ours.
I am aware that drones aren't missiles. I just used your comment to make a point that I found quite weird.
Shhh, the Patriot PAC-3 is a wunderwaffen that can oneshot ICBMs and kill a dozen drones at once. And we totally haven't lied about its performance. Or sent half the crews trained to use it to Ukrayyyyyne as mercenaries.