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Patriot missile| Ground-to-air medium-range missile system used in air defence. It has high-altitude coverage, electronic jamming capability, and excellent mobility. US Patriot missiles were tested in battle against Scud missiles fired by the Iraqis in the 1991 Gulf War. They successfully intercepted 24 Scud missiles out of about 85 attempts. |
| The Patriot missile was developed in the USA during the late 1970s. It entered service with NATO in West Germany in 1985. |
| During the Gulf War, the Patriot system was responsible for mistakenly shooting down two allied aircraft. |
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