It will be several months before the system will be used on the ground.
, which are deployed in Europe and the Middle East. It is likely that the one being supplied to Ukraine is coming from its stocks and not from an operational battery.Ukrainian forces which have so far resisted Russian aggression have in recent times been facing a barrage of missile and drone strikes. These strikes are also aimed at electricity infrastructure, threatening the power grid as Europe heads into a cold winter.
. The Patriot missile defense system is the best solution that the U.S. has in its arsenal and it is being supplied to protect critical assets in Ukraine., the Patriot system is expected to be shipped to Germany where Ukrainian soldiers will be trained on the system. While the operational crew of the system consists of only three members, the U.S. military typically assigns 90 members to a battery of the air defense system, which also includes maintenance crew ad communication specialists.
Training on the Patriot system usually runs into months. However, over the years, Raytheon has been working on improving the user interface of the system and it might just come in handy to train Ukrainian troops rapidly, following which the system can be deployed.Raytheon has built more than 240 Patriot system units deployed in over 18 nations of the globe.
The drones used by Russia in the conflict are Iranian and assembled using cheaply available parts. At Russia's request, Iran has promised to supply hundreds, and even thousands of these drones, and an advanced system like the Patriot mightAdditionally, the deployment of the system, which has already made global news means that it will be on the Russian hitlist from the moment it arrives in Ukraine, and every attempt will be made to destroy it as early as possible, Reuters said in its report.
Moreover, the Patriot missile system is an air defense system, and other than protecting Ukrainian assets is unlikely to change the trajectory of the war that has been going on for over eight months.
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