Working Horse American air defense: As in the US intend to improve the Patriot Complex

Despite this, the US is thinking about the successor of the legendary air defense system, having previously conducted a number of improvements. Defense News said how Americans will be upgrading Patriot.

The success of the Patrioot production of RTX in Ukraine is due to the fact that the US Army seeks to develop its air defense in this direction and replace complexes with an integrated air and missile defense system that will interact with other equipment on the battlefield and is equipped with a more powerful radar. However, the success of the system in Ukraine has shown that interest in Patriot in its current form remains.

For example, Germany has announced its intention to buy more Patriot systems to strengthen its air defense. And Raytheon won a contract worth $ 1. 2 billion, which purchases radars, starting installations, command control points and Patriot parts. "In terms of demand, we continue to see it. We are constantly meeting customers, and we think that we will have new clients on the MSE anti-aircraft missile For us, "-said Vice president of Lockheed under PAC-3 programs Brand Davidson.

Meanwhile, technologies for improving ballistic missiles are not in place. Viewers say that hypersonic rockets that appear, create new problems for air defense systems that are a priority for the US Army. Thus, the budget for the 2025 financial year, the Army invited $ 602 million for the study and development of integrated air defense and missile defense and $ 2. 8 billion for purchases, which include increased opportunities except Patriot.

At the same time, only the Patriot only planned to spend $ 1. 7 billion in modernization. At the same time, the military began to make plans to replace Patriot, seeking to obtain a system of management and control with more flexible capabilities and radar, capable of ensuring full coverage, since the existing configuration of Radar Patriot creates a "blind zone" for the system. Thus, the army will gradually replace the individual elements of the complex over the next few decades.

The first element to be replaced will be the Patriot management system to be replaced by the integrated combat management system - IBCS. Next, it is planned to replace the SPR radar with the Raytheon -developed lower air and anti -missile defense sensor, or Ltamds. The first prototype of the radar is tested in the army-it is expected that it will provide a 360-degree coating.