Ukraine's use of a Patriot missile system to down Russia's prized A-50 spy plane was 'historic,' said a US air defense officer

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The Beriev A-50.
A Russian A-50 early warning and control aircraft during rehearsal for the Victory Day parade over Moscow on June 20, 2020.

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The US is said to be sending a second Patriot to Ukraine, where it's played havoc with Russian jets and missiles

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The Patriot air defense system was test-fired during a 2017 training in Greece.
A Patriot air defense system test-fired during a training in Chania, Greece, on November 8, 2017.

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Russia's fearsome S-400 air-defense system isn't quite living up to the hype in Ukraine

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S-400 Triumph systems in Moscow's Red Square
S-400 Triumph systems rehearse before the World War II anniversary in Moscow in 2017.

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Spain to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine amid mounting pressure from EU and NATO allies, report says

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The Army test fires a Patriot missile.
The US Army test fires a Patriot missile.

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A NATO state said it could buy Patriot systems for Ukraine from countries not prepared to give them directly

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The Patriot air defense system was test-fired during a 2017 training in Greece.
A Patriot air defense system test-fired during a 2017 training in Greece.

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Russia may be trying to get its air force in the fight by luring Ukraine into moving its air defences, war experts say

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The Sukhoi Su-34 jet fighter-bomber of Russian Air Force performs its demonstration flight at MAKS-2015 airshow near Zhukovsky, Moscow Region, Russia.
A Sukhoi Su-34 jet fighter-bomber of Russia's air force performs its demonstration flight at in Russia's Moscow Region.

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Ukraine's Patriot kills of Russian planes and missiles have turned a US air-defense weapon with a troubled past into a hero

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German soldiers prepare a Patriot missile launching system on snowy ground and against a grey sky
Members of the German Bundeswehr prepare a Patriot missile launching system in December 2012.

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Ukraine may have risked exposing a precious Patriot launcher to take out 2 prized Russian planes, experts say

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The Patriot missile system is a ground-based, mobile missile defense interceptor deployed by the United States to detect, track and engage unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, and short-range and tactical ballistic missiles.
The Patriot missile system.

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Zelenskyy says he owes a 'big shoutout' to the makers of the Patriot, which Ukraine says has been killing Russia's supposedly unbeatable missiles

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The Patriot missile system is a ground-based, mobile missile defense interceptor deployed by the United States to detect, track and engage unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, and short-range and tactical ballistic missiles.
The Patriot missile system is a ground-based, mobile missile defense interceptor deployed by the United States to detect, track and engage unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, and short-range and tactical ballistic mi

Shooting down Russia's overhyped missiles with Patriots is a win for more than just Ukraine. The war is an 'intelligence bonanza' for the West.

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The Patriot missile system is a ground-based, mobile missile defense interceptor deployed by the United States to detect, track and engage unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, and short-range and tactical ballistic missiles.
The Patriot missile system is a ground-based, mobile missile defense interceptor deployed by the United States to detect, track and engage unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, and short-range and tactical ballistic mi
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