This will be a great opportunity for Russia to get their hands on one.
First thing I thought of.
This will be a great opportunity for Russia to get their hands on one.
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Then the freshly released Merchant of Death can resell it to the highest bidder.
Yup.
I’m also thinking Israel’s use of patriots for the Iron Dome is largely responsible for the system’s reputation for accuracy, mostly at a very short range [hitting slow moving incoming projectiles 1-2 km’s from target]. Israel uses the system to shoot down mostly home-made skyrockets. Wonder how they’ll fare against hypersonics/cruise missles coming in at 700-800 mph or more?