Patriot PAC-3 MSE

Type: Long-Range Air Defense System

Domain: land

Country of Origin: United States

Manufacturer: Raytheon Technologies / Lockheed Martin

First Deployed: 2023

Overview

Poland's Patriot acquisition under the Wisła (Vistula) programme is the largest ever procurement in Polish defence history (~$15B total). Phase I delivered 2 Patriot batteries with PAC-3 MSE interceptors and PAC-2 GEM-T missiles with AN/MPQ-65A phased array radar. Phase II will deliver additional batteries integrated with the IBCS (Integrated Battle Command System) networking architecture and additional sensors. The PAC-3 MSE (Missile Segment Enhancement) uses hit-to-kill kinetic energy interception with 60+ km range against aircraft and cruise missiles. PAC-2 GEM-T extends coverage to 160+ km against aircraft. The system provides area air/missile defence for Polish strategic centres and NATO eastern flank assets.

Technical Specifications

radar	AN/MPQ-65A
operators	17+ countries
range_mse	60+ km
range_gem_t	160+ km
interceptors	PAC-3 MSE (hit-to-kill) + PAC-2 GEM-T (blast-fragmentation)
manufacturers	Raytheon (missile) / Lockheed Martin (PAC-3)
cost_per_interceptor	~$4M per PAC-3 MSE
missiles_per_launcher	16× MSE per launcher

Operators

Bahrain
Germany
Greece
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kuwait
Netherlands
Oman
Poland
Qatar
Romania
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Taiwan
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States
USA

Related land Weapon Systems

K808 White Tiger - Armored Fighting Vehicle (South Korea)
Al-Khalid I / II MBT - Main Battle Tank (Pakistan)
KF51 Panther - Main Battle Tank (Germany)
Strela-10 (9K35) SHORAD - Short-Range Air Defense System (Russia)
BMP-1 - Infantry Fighting Vehicle (Russia)
Piranha V (8x8) - Armored Fighting Vehicle (Denmark)
Type 90 - Main Battle Tank (Japan)
Iskander-M (9K720) - Short-Range Ballistic Missile (Russia)
PPK-20 - Pistol / Handgun (Russia)
Sinai 200 Armored Fighting Vehicle - Infantry Fighting Vehicle (Egypt)