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The soaring demand for Patriot missiles, from the Middle East to Ukraine

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Source published: 4 Aug 2026, 20:01 CEST Publication time from the source RSS/feed

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The soaring demand for Patriot missiles, from the Middle East to Ukraine

The U.S. and its partners depend on Patriot interceptors to shoot down incoming ballistic missiles. But Russia and Iran are firing their weapons at rates far higher than Patriots can be produced.

Source published
4 Aug 2026, 20:01 CEST
Publication time from the source RSS/feed
Captured by GC
6 Aug 2026, 07:26 CEST
When GlobalsConflicts first captured this item.
Source
NPR - World
Trust
medium · one source, verify further
Source quality
good
public broadcaster or established media source from a direct trail
Actors
Ukraine, Russia, Iran
Brief

The U.S. and its partners depend on Patriot interceptors to shoot down incoming ballistic missiles. But Russia and Iran are firing their weapons at rates far higher than Patriots can be produced.

StatusArchivedThis page was frozen once the report rolled out of the current window. Content is no longer updated or cross-checked against new sources.

What was reported

The U.S. and its partners depend on Patriot interceptors to shoot down incoming ballistic missiles. But Russia and Iran are firing their weapons at rates far higher than Patriots can be produced.