peterweg
2 Apr 2018
History / What should Russia and Poland do to become if not friends, then at least not enemies? [939]
Thats wrong.The US emphasises ballistic defense because, recently, that's the only sort of weapon that has been used against it. It can shoot down aircraft very effectively, but expensively.
Poland's Patriot system is fundamentally different in that the SkyCeptor missile (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%27s_Sling) is cheap enough to be used against ALL targets.
Patriot is primarily an anti-aircraft system, its anti- ballistic functions are secondary (only for the US Army).
Thats wrong.The US emphasises ballistic defense because, recently, that's the only sort of weapon that has been used against it. It can shoot down aircraft very effectively, but expensively.
Poland's Patriot system is fundamentally different in that the SkyCeptor missile (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%27s_Sling) is cheap enough to be used against ALL targets.