PAC-3 MSE Was In Testing At Time Of Kinzhal Shoot Down

Patriot PAC-3 missile
Credit: Lockheed Martin
A Lockheed Martin statement on May 11 confirms that Ukraine lacked the most advanced Patriot interceptor when a donated air defense system from Germany shot down a Russian Kinzhal missile on May 4. The shoot down of Russia’s most advanced air-launched ballistic missile prompted some experts to...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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