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Patriot is a distributed air-defence system, not a single missile or truck. A battery combines sensors, command equipment, power and launchers with a selected interceptor mix.
United StatesTechnical data
The system in detail
The representative launcher uses an inclined canister frame on a trailer. Radar and command vehicles are separate equipment and are not hidden inside that launcher model.1
PAC-3-family missiles and other Patriot interceptors have different configurations. Launcher packing, radar standard and software determine the supported equipment set.1
This profile is a Patriot/PAC-3 system overview. It does not merge every radar upgrade and interceptor into one universal battery specification.1
A maximum missile range is not a circular guarantee of defended area. Compare threat type, sensor installation and interceptor version while leaving undisclosed engagement performance unresolved.1
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Mobile surface-to-air missile / anti-ballistic missile system
United States
Since 1981; initial operational capacity 1984
See operators
Gulf War Iraq War 2006 Lebanon War 2014 Gaza War Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict Russo-Ukrainian War Gaza War Twelve-Day War 2026 Iran War
Raytheon , Hughes , and RCA
1969
Raytheon , Lockheed Martin , and Boeing
Domestic cost: About US$1.09 billion (FY 2022) for a battery; US$4 million for a single PAC-3 MSE missile Export cost: About US$2.37–2.5 billion for a battery; US$6–10 million (FY 2018) for a single missile
1976–present
1,106 launchers in U.S. (483 were in service in 2010) Over 250 launchers exported to 18 countries Over 10,000 missiles manufactured
See § Variants
160 km (99 mi) (max)
PAC-2 GEM+: 5,630 km/h (3,500 mph) PAC-3: 6,170 km/h (3,830 mph)
Mobile trainable round semi-trailer
Up to 16 PAC-3 missiles can be loaded per launcher
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Patriot equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
BahrainNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Air Defense Systems". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
GermanyReported German Patriot air-defence system holdings. This does not count individual launchers, interceptor missiles or ordered replacement systems. Specialist-reported holdings; not an independently audited readiness count.
Greece
Israel
JordanRange count for MIM-104 Patriot. Service scope: Royal Jordanian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): number: 3-6. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
KuwaitReported count for MIM-104 Patriot. Service scope: Kuwait Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 14. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
NetherlandsReported count for MIM-104 Patriot. Service scope: Royal Netherlands Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 4 fire units (4×6 launchers). Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Poland
QatarReported count for Patriot PAC-3. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity (fire units): 11. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Romania
South Korea
SpainSpain Army holdings only. M901 Patriot PAC-2 launcher units, not PAC-3 launchers, batteries or missile rounds.
SwedenReported count for Luftvärnssystem 103. Service scope: Swedish Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 4. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
TaiwanReported count for MIM-104 Patriot. Service scope: Republic of China Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 9. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
UkraineReported count for MIM-104 Patriot. Service scope: Ukrainian Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 8. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. Cited source 2025-05-04. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
United Arab EmiratesReported count for MIM-104 Patriot. Service scope: United Arab Emirates Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): number: 12. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
United StatesUnited States Army holdings only. M903 Patriot launchers supporting PAC-3 MSE; this counts launchers, not missiles or batteries.
Greece, Israel, Poland, South Korea, UAE, Ukraine, United States
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