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Patriot SAM
In the sources: ЗУР Patriot
Lockheed Martin. Facts from open sources (OSINT), each linked to its post or document; translated from Russian by a language model.
Manufacturer and country
| Value | Sources | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin | ×2 | @yigal_levin, @milinua |
Specifications
| Parameter | Value | Sources | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | 4–5 million USD per unit ≠ sources disagree | ×2 | @barantchik, @UAVDEV |
| quantity_used | 60–70 missiles to intercept ~20 Iranian ballistic missiles | ×2 | @infantmilitario, @VictoryDrones |
| rate_of_fire | 60–70 missiles used to intercept 20 ballistic missiles ≠ sources disagree | ×2 | @new_militarycolumnist, @RussianArms |
| variant | PAC-3 | ×2 | @infantmilitario, @VictoryDrones |
| Cost | stocks decreased by 86% after the start of the war with Iran | ×1 | @milinua |
| Cost | 58.62 billion dollars (total program value) USD ≠ sources disagree | ×1 | @yigal_levin |
| Cost | millions of dollars per launch | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| consumption_per_intercept | more than 30 missiles per one Kinzhal shootdown (before its upgrade) pcs | ×1 | @texotdelBPLA |
| consumption_period | 38 days | ×1 | @milinua |
| cost_reference | 4–6 times more expensive than FP-7.x | ×1 | dou.ua |
| expenditure_rate | 160 missiles against 32–40 ballistic missiles per day | ×1 | @infantmilitario |
| initial_stockpile | 2800 pcs | ×1 | @milinua |
| interceptor_type | PAC-3 | ×1 | @infantmilitario |
| mass_scale | 2800 units in stock | ×1 | @infantmilitario |
| missile_variant | PAC-2 | ×1 | @theaterVD |
| quantity_Greece | at least 200 pcs | ×1 | @theaterVD |
| quantity_used | more than 30 pcs | ×1 | @warhistoryalconafter |
| rate_of_fire | 2–4 interceptors per target according to US military doctrine; more when engaging cluster warheads ≠ sources disagree | ×1 | @barantchik |
| remaining_stockpile | ~400 pcs | ×1 | @milinua |
| required_quantity_Ukraine | 300–360 pcs | ×1 | @theaterVD |
| service_life | 23-year shelf life is coming to an end | ×1 | @theaterVD |
| shots_fired | 2 units | ×1 | @infantmilitario |
| status | stocks practically exhausted in Ukraine | ×1 | @new_militarycolumnist |
| stock_total | about 800 missiles | ×1 | @infantmilitario |
| total_expended | about 1700 SAMs by mid-July pcs | ×1 | @infantmilitario |
×N – how many different sources (channels, sites or documents) give this value; ×1 means one.
Components and technologies
| Value | Sources | Where |
|---|---|---|
| IBCS | ×1 | @theaterVD |
| Ultra Low-Cost Seeker (ULCS) | ×1 | @warhistoryalconafter |
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