Patriot air and missile defence system: proven in battle – and still setting standards

Patriot air and missile defence system: proven in battle – and still setting standards

The threat of chemical warfare with neighboring Iraq was high, and, until Jones and the rest of the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System crew arrived, so was the anxiety around the camp. That changed in an instant when Jones introduced himself to the shop foreman. “He shouted, ‘Thank God, the Patriot guys are here’,” said Jones, a former air defense warrant officer and now the director of European requirements and capabilities at Raytheon, an …