Security Industry

US to deploy Patriot missiles to Poland

Feb. 26, 2009
The US will deploy a Patriot missile battery in Poland to bolster its defences against possible threats by Russia.
Related Stories from UPI.com

Rood: Russia understands missile shield

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Undersecretary of State John Rood said Russia understands the reasons for the planned U.S. missile battery to be installed in Poland, despite the rhetoric.

Patriot missile pitched for Israel defense

JERUSALEM, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Israel may receive the U.S.-built PAC-3 Patriot missile system in the near future and deploy it as part of its defenses against missile attack.

PAC-3 kills 'air breathing target'

WASHINGTON, July 19 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin has said it carried out a successful Patriot PAC-3 missile test Wednesday at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.

Series of errors led to Patriot shootdown

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A Central Command investigation has determined that two Patriot battery ground crews mistook an F-18 for an incoming missile and shot it down last year.

U.S. bolsters missile defenses in S.Korea

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. military has completed the deployment of new Patriot missiles in South Korea as part of an $11 billion upgrade program, officials said Tuesday.

Patriot missiles in Israel packed up

RISHON LE ZION, Israel, April 20 (UPI) -- U.S. soldiers and sailors who helped protect Israel from Iraqi ballistic missiles Sunday wound up their operations in a ceremony near Tel Aviv. Three Patriot missile batteries were deployed in and near Tel Aviv and will return to Germany.

US F-16 strikes Patriot battery in Iraq

WASHINGTON, March 25 (UPI) -- An American F-16 fighter mistakenly bombed a U.S Patriot battery that had been moved into Iraq south of An-Najaf Tuesday.

Turkey gets Patriot missile protection

WASHINGTON, March 6 (UPI) --

Army orders new batch of Patriot missiles

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin was awarded a $341 million Army contract Tuesday for 88 of the latest model of the Patriot missile, the aerospace company announced. The Texas-built PAC-3 Patriot is an updated version of the anti-missile system that received mixed reviews

Patriot, Harpoon missiles pass tests

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (UPI) --