In 1975, the SAM-D missile successfully engaged a drone at the White Sands Missile Range. Prior to the Patriot, Raytheon was involved in a number of surface to air missile programs, including FABMDS (Field Army Ballistic Missile Defense System), AADS-70 (Army Air-Defense System – 1970) and SAM-D (Surface-to-Air Missile – Development). Israeli MIM-104D batteries shot down two Hamas UAVs during Operation Protective Edge in August 2014, and in September 2014, an Israeli Patriot battery shot down a Syrian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24 which had penetrated the airspace of the Golan Heights, achieving the system's first shootdown of a manned enemy aircraft. The Patriot system achieved its first undisputed shootdowns of enemy aircraft in the service of the Israeli Air Defense Command. The system was successfully used against Iraqi missiles in the 2003 Iraq War, and has also been used by Saudi and Emirati forces in the Yemen conflict against Houthi missile attacks. Department of Defense (DoD) to employ lethal autonomy in combat. Patriot was one of the first tactical systems in the U.S. The MIM-104 Patriot has been widely exported. The symbol for Patriot is a drawing of a Revolutionary War–era minuteman. Patriot was developed at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, which had previously developed the Safeguard ABM system and its component Spartan and hypersonic speed Sprint missiles. Patriot uses an advanced aerial interceptor missile and high-performance radar systems. The system is expected to stay fielded until at least 2040. Army's anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system. In addition to these roles, Patriot has been given a function in the U.S. Army's medium tactical air defense system. Army's primary High to Medium Air Defense (HIMAD) system and the MIM-23 Hawk system as the U.S. Starting in 1984, the Patriot system began to replace the Nike Hercules system as the U.S. The AN/MPQ-53 at the heart of the system is known as the " Phased Array Tracking Radar to Intercept on Target", which is a backronym for "Patriot". defense contractor Raytheon and derives its name from the radar component of the weapon system. The MIM-104 Patriot is a surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the primary such system used by the United States Army and several allied states.
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