The MIM-104 Patriot is a mobile interceptor missile surface-to-air missile system, the primary such system used by the United States Army and several allied states. It is manufactured by the U.S. defe
A Patriot system in Turkey
Four Patriot PAC-2 or sixteen Patriot PAC-3 missiles can be fired from the highly mobile TEL
Soldiers conducting reload from a Guided Missile Transporter (GMT)
An operator in the Information Coordination Central (ICC) monitors the actions of the battery via his display
Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including S
MIM-104 Patriot
…near Manama sparked a fire near a petroleum refinery and resulted in injuries to at least 32 Bahraini citizens, four of them "serious cases" during the 2026 Iran War. An analysis by academic researchers examined by Reuters found that an American-operated Patriot missile was likely involved in the blast after it…
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu successfully lobbied the Trump administration for military intervention. (Pictured in July 2025)
27 February: US aircraft sit on the flight deck of USS Abraham Lincoln
3 March: Enghelab Square, Tehran
Six dead US soldiers from the 2026 Port Shuaiba drone attack are transferred to the US on 7 March 2026.