How the Patriot Missile System Works in Ukraine | WSJ
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- The Patriot surface-to-air missile system has become a critical piece in Ukraine's arsenal in fending off aerial threats from Russia. The weapons system is defending Ukrainian ground troops, cities and critical infrastructure throughout the country.
The Patriot has even been successful in destroying one of Russia’s most advanced weapons, the Kh-47 hypersonic missile. But what goes behind operating the complex Patriot system?
WSJ takes an in-depth look at how the U.S.-made system works to keep Ukraine’s skies safe and looks at some of the disadvantages for the Ukrainian military that come with the Patriot.
0:00 Patriot air-defense system
0:24 How Patriot systems work
2:31 Patriot systems’ disadvantages
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One extra thing that is important to note is that a Patriot battery is spread out over a wide area, the components are not parked right next to each other. Because of this, it is impossible to fully destroy a Patriot battery with a single missile. This information is important to counter the Russian misinformation around claims of successful strikes against Patriot.
This information is important to counter the Russian misinformation around claims of successful strikes against Patriot.
Why is it important? i dont get it? im just a Taxpayer
@@nischuma6910 The taxes you pay in Saint Petersburg aren't funding the Patriot systems sent to Ukraine so your comprehension of the situation is not required. Your money is, however, funding the various weapons which Ukraine is capturing and turning against Russia so maybe you should begin to concern yourself with this detail. Maybe you can summon the courage to pressure your government to stop sending weapons to Ukraine and your taxes can begin to do something helpful for your country. Russia is going to need every ruble it can scrape up to rebuild itself over the next century after this calamity.
@@dust1209Why do you feel the need to justify the Patriot system works. Russia still sends missiles to kiev and we hear of damages every now and then.
Nukes.
@@SanchoPanza1605 True.
It looks like the US is putting their weapons to the test in Ukraine to check how well they perform and make any needed improvements. This battle-tested approach is helping them fine-tune their arsenal, giving them an edge to better tackle potential adversaries in the future.
patriot destroyed a few months ago there, do not write nonsense
Stop rotting your brain with RT as your source of news, by their reports Ukrainian army has been killed 100 times@@user-yj1on3bf1v
*It looks like the Military Industrial Complex is still PROFITING from wars that the USA doesn't need to engage in; all at the expense to the American Tax Payer. This whole defending "democracy" over there is complete B/S. Ukraine is supremely corrupt, the Germans are affected much more by Putin's cowardliness IN UKRAINE than we are as Americans, and Putin's invasion of Ukraine does not affect our own "so-called" democracy here. That's an incontrovertible fact.*
*Nevertheless, we [American] TAX PAYERS bear the greatest FINANCIAL expense (more then the Germans and all of Western Europe) -- all while we have over half a million homeless Americans sleeping and starving in our streets, dilapidated roads, failing public schools, crime on the rise, lack of decent affordable healthcare, etc. that's also an irrefutable fact. The ultimate reality and bottom line is this: No one will dare invade the USA, not even China. There is no need for us to be the policeman of the world WASTING AWAY TAX PAYER DOLLARS on FOREIGN WARS. Americans are getting fleeced and shafted by its corrupt, warmongering, inept leaders.*
@@user-yj1on3bf1v Stop spewing Russian propaganda. Everyone knows this did not happen.
dude..? you've clearly never been enlisted or have any idea what you're talking about. if you've even been remotely close to anyone in the military they will tell you they do drills and real testing on everything. war technology is always inanely precise and tested.
3:57 ... 50!?
Us: "How many patriot missile systems do you need?"
Zelensky: "Yes"
thats practically ALL batteries US have
Yes. ....
50 launchers, not batteries
How can you, in the comfort of your first world problems, blame him?
Just bribe Joe Biden with 50 different flavors of ice cream,I think he would approves all 50 of them to Ukraine 😅
The manpower requirement in the video is misleading. 90 might be the optimal number of soldiers to unpack and set up the battery, but that doesn't happen often. Info from people who have worked with the patriot directly (Habitual Linecrosser on CZcams for example) claim that 3 shifts of 8 hours with 10 soldiers each is most common for a battery on standby, and the number will go up if an attack seems imminent, or if the battery is spread over a larger area.
I think battery dont staying to much time at one place, so need to pack it move to another place and deploy again.
The patriot system is a defensive system, it prevents someone from being killed or wounded.
DF Hypersonic Missiles 🇨🇳 : Please hold our TSINGTAO 🍺🍻
Well i mean ukraine managed to use it offensively💀💀💀
Yep 👍
The patriot system has been a failure, most of the battery's have been destroyed by Russian missles and america is seeing the weakness of this system now ,There is a very limited supply of them and as they are deployed they are targeted and destroyed by Russia very quickly
@@Booz2020 chinese knock off?
Consider how many people would be killed if the missiles did go through, I would argue the high cost is worth it
They are designed to defend against USSR anyway, so they are fulfilling their intended role if anything
it is cheaper to talk and make win-win cooperations.
@@MetaView7russia doesnt want to give back UA territory, so the war how on ...
@@nolkerss No one wants UA territory. No one ever said he wants UA territory. No one wants to listen, so the battle goes on. I have no dog in the fight; all i can do is smh.
@@MetaView7I am sure you a random commenter is privy to the peace talks. Please enlighten us.
@@dannyr9703 You can read the peace treaty proposals of December 2021.
Two years to build is a budget-planned timescale intended to balance costs and production . They can be built much faster with additional orders.
the Pac missile with the dorsal is Pac 3, the one without is Pac 2
$$$$$$$
thats right lol what a big mistake
Hey, WSJ....Your thumbnail is wrong.
The PAC-3 and PAC-2 lables are switched.
Both the Pac-2 and Pac-3 have hit to kill capability. The newer Pac-2 missiles have been upgraded to be able to do so
PAC 2 uses a fragmentation warhead, the latest version PAC 2 GEM received new airframe from PAC 3 & improved Guidance (Guidance Enhanced Missile) as well as another Fuze upgrade. Army recognition has all the tech specs if ur interested.
I read this as 2pac at first 😂
@@jdogdarknessno they don't.
Raytheon's PAC-2 GEMs are still proximity fused.
Lockheed Martin manufactures the PAC-3 hit-to-kill
@@bryanhoppe1481 i didnt say otherwise? lol Read again. Unless your confusing a fuze as a type of warhead. blast fragmentation warheads still can use fuzes.
@@bryanhoppe1481which GEM are we on now? 10 years ago we had GEM-T and GEM+
nice!!
Can we have an update on this story please?
Namaste sir good evening.. watching from India
You can’t win the war only with air defense systems - you need strong aircraft fleet
So what happened to Russian aircraft fleet ?
@@7_years_and_ absolutely I have no idea but the problem the Ukrainian doesn’t have air support in combat areas and no-one can tell when it will be
Yeah that’s why I support Ukraine getting western fighters like the Vipers or the Hornets
They’ll get F-16s eventually
=== === Win-Win Cooperation is the ONLY WAY to Co-Exist on this Finite Planet.
they diagrams incorrectly labelled the PAC-2s as 3s and vice versa.
What's the difference between Patriot and THAAD?
Patriot is designed to counter short range missiles, THAAD is designed to counter medium range missiles.
It is new tactics. Offence vs offence then defense vs defense are traditional.
Offence vs defense targeting and targeting vs adversary to man to man systems.
That's allright.
It is important to note that the 1 billion figure already includes missiles
😮wow
How do I skip the ad to watch the video?
Honest question: are those new ship-mounted laser weapon systems just as capable as the Patriot?
I don't know if Patriots would have been sent if experts weren't pretty sure it could knock down Kinzhals.
Классно этот патриот рванул! Шикарный фейрверк!
Not well, thats for sure
April 2024 patriot system is exhausted 😂 what a clown
It actually works that way everywhere.
Just one problem it too expensive
Wow patriot system work’s differently in Ukraine than other places 😂😂
Or technology just kept on evolving?
How's that working for Odessa?
They have mostly been deployed around Kyiv, so... Not well? How are those socks on your feet doing at keeping your head warm?
i have a protection idea about patriot missile defense system ?
Not only the US is providing Patriot systems or parts.
In fact USA is the minor provider.
Ukraine received 4 of them, 3 batterys from Germany, 1 battery from USA.
theres no patriot left in ukraine
How did Zelenskyy say ? “The country wants as many as 50 “ or “The country needs as many as 50”
Zelenskyy says " the country wants as many as 50 "
This is getting way out of control
@@vinny7114 “The reality is 50 Patriots will, for the most part, prevent people from dying." It doesn’t sound like a want to me clearly.
Downs Kinzhal?? Hypertonics😂...Zero credibility?
Thats not a kinzhal. Go look pictures of the kinzhal you will see for yourselves.
This segment is brought to you by Raytheon and Lockheed Martin. “Just be scared and go to the mall”😂
We have seen how a patriot works. How many launches were 31 or 32 ? But then two clear hits. It is necessary to be able to spend more than $ 150 million in two minutes. "Smart air defense system" and most importantly cheap.
Basically "expensive" laundromat.
how it doesnt work ?
Thats the neat thing, IT DOESNT
You didn't provide the most important date, how many Patriots currently exist in the NATO supply line? If they take 2 yrs to make, the existing supply is the only real option for Ukraine.
It never worked
Hahahah they should place one in Odessa, its getting ugly over there 😂
He is work great, but we need more for support all region/
50! Ok yeah bud.
Heartbreak for them in every corner ,facing the war ,and facing the debt..
they already sold their country...
Yeeaaah the patriot did not down those missiles...
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Anything that defends democracy in this world, we are all for it. Go Ukraine go.
Democracy?
Zelenskyy got rid of elections, opposing parties, and the free press in Ukraine 🤡🤣
Stop spreading lies and trying to crush democracy. You joined CZcams like few days ago with a very likely intent to spread such lies. Are you paid by MAGA guys or something?
@@WeWazKangzCan’t you say that about Russia too?
@@WeWazKangz wow, no elections when Martial Law was announced, totally not a normal thing!
getting rid of pro-russian parties after being invaded by Russians, so outrageous!
@@yaxsuoRussia never said they are a democracy and they are fighting for it lol😂
They have none left
Already on the thumbnail you mix up the PAC-2 and PAC-3...
Ukraine has a really cool polo shirt uniform. I know this isn't the main point, but they certainly have their style.
I wonder who invented this stuff…seems very complex
In short terms - it’s not
Patriot 40+ years of success. No other missile system even comes close. I know I worked the Patriot program.
oh ya? like in desert storm where they claimed it was shooting down 96% of saddams scuds when later it was revealed it was more like 9%? it wasnt designed for a lot of these threats...
@@operator9858You're overstating the failure rate and pulling numbers out of thin air.
Not to mention that was back in 1991 with the old PAC-1 and PAC-2 missiles. There have been a ton of improvements to the system over the past 30 years....nothing compares to it.
@@MikeJones__Who well if they are firing pac2's we saw them blast off about $130 million dollars of them in a single salvo a few weeks ago because the inexperienced crews are operating in automatic mode.. right before most of the battery was supposedly destroyed...
@@operator9858 it's SOP that the patriot fires 2 missiles at every incoming threat. From the reports it sounds like most if not all incoming missiles were successful intercepted so definitely not a waste.
It's also bogus that "most of the battery" was destroyed.
A patriot battery consists of multiple pieces of equipment spread out across a very wide area. From what was gathered is 1 launcher was damaged by falling debris and quickly repaired.
@@MikeJones__Whodont waste your time. Operator is a paid misinformation troll
3:10+++++++++++++
Shooting down kinzhal by showing different missiles as kinzhal.
A great defensive system but, can it launch cheaper missiles? Maybe a competitive system can bring down the costs for such a vital shield from multiple attacks as happening now?
There are certainly a bunch of other systems around Kyiv like NASAMS or IRIS-T SLM (soon also some SLS launchers) and SHORAD systems like Gepard.
I look at it this way it is like they said it is only one part of a system of different air defense systems. For the smaller stuff you have MANPADS, the Gepard's, and other systems. I think the Patriot systems would be more for the ballistic side of things. It would be nice to see Ukraine get more of the systems and missiles to replenish what they have used so far.
It doesn't 😅
It is strange that you lie about dropping the Kangal🤔
Initially thought the general(?) at the end is Musk...
6 kinzhal ))) maybe 600?
50 x $1 billion = money
We have all seen that Kiev strike just few days after Patriot arrived (trolling by Russia) and Saudi Arabia failed to intercept houthi rockets
SLAVA UKRAINI!
They certainly do need at least 50 Patriot systems ❤
He can use his own bank account, don't take my tax money 🤑🤑🤑, we have a lot f internal problems in this country
That's a good joke.
they do NOT need 50 💀 3 would be a fine amount, spread across the different regions of the donbass
@@hythu6816I know right, also let’s talk about how no one is talking about how corrupt Ukraine is, and that no one cared about them until the war.. US and NATO has no reason to be helping and we should be using the 6+ billion dollars to fix our own country.
They certainly do. ❤
tool units this type of operator factor development nbeeded
Simple, fire all the missiles at once into thin air and blow up the launcher,.....
So, take out the radar equipment and the defence system becomes useless
Awesome! Please send more equipment to Ukraine 🇺🇦!
Like it has made a difference? Any of this kit giving Ukraine an advantage? Every system we send Russia creates a solution and we’re back to square one. Except for the 100’s of thousands dead of course
For what?
Lets send you instead
Send all your money to Ukraine Mikey, they need your help!
They are just mad that vlad does not pay his factory workers so well and idk.. maybe the fact states are swamped with people looking to purchase said systems... look at how south Korea is doing.. how many tanks are Poland buying again...
Zelensky said to increase her gunpowder to prevent Russian rockets
The Ukrainians are LEGENDS. Keep it over in Eastern Europe and not on Main Street U.S.A.
😂😂😂
@@chtuh Calm down homie
@@ChosenOne6666Kiev residents ask to take the Patriot home
But, How the Patriot Missile System works on the moon?
Today i learned that missiles are saying "Yeahhhh" when they take off. At least according to close captioning here.
THEY DIDN'T WORK VERY WELL IN SAUDI, DID THEY? AND I HEAR THAT A FEW HAVE BEEN BLOWN UP BY RUSSIAN ROCKETS IN RECENT TIMES.
US Will need to support not only army of Ukraine but also backside , ....
So many debts
How to identify a Russian bot? according to the phrase "Patriot is not effective". or "don't spend money on helping Ukraine, because it prolongs the war."
Why they didn’t stop onyx missile p800??.
Because it is
tbf it can't stop hypersonic missiles which Russia uses so its effective against some weapons and useless against others
@@riddhirahman Once the Patriot arrived, and the rumoured Kinzhal shoot down, Russia suddenly stopped launching missiles at Kiyv, I wonder why.
Live. Laugh. Launch
❤
no terrorussia - no problems for neighbors and the whole world!
amen
How does Patriot defend itself from cheap drones if like 20 of them try attacking it
if your rocket launcher cant work properly, Start to spread the fakes, that you shot down a Moon with it. 😂😂 Not a big deal.
Just for note - Front part of Kinzhal is made of ceramics, nor of metal as they spread at internet
We will always support this channel. They're the best at delivering news.
are they now? this is cia central yo lol
delovering propaganda…
lol, no, not really. but i love the pfp
for cold hard reality, try rhw hindustan news
@sleepdeprivedmaniac: wall street journal is just junk press
spend time drawing by hand then when you donate money for drill head engineer rewarded according to your faith
2 patriot systems got destroyed in a mtter of hours today
We need peace with Russia and we dont need any escalations ... We should maintaine Continental Safety and Stability In the Europe .. we are Childes of the Continental Europe
During the Soviet-Afghan war, the West hesitated to send advanced weapons to the Taliban compared to Ukraine. The USA no longer fears Russian retaliation. Can you guess what has changed?
Russia can bully neighbours or destroy the world. But nothing in between. Russia is incapable of fighting a conventional war against Nato.
First of all, back then it was the Mujahideen not Taliban yet,
Secondly the "Taliban" you implied, in my book the Mujahideen wasn't a sovereign country or a body of legitimate government, they were rebels or guerillas, since Afghanistan had a running government supported by the Soviets, hence that's why the West sent Stinger portable missile, Blowpipe MANPADs etc something shoulder fired in terms of missiles, also deliveries of lots of AK-47 type of rifles from China, yes China, captured AKs by Israel and many others so it won't appeared like the US and West sending the Mujahideen their own product like at the time was M-16 for the US and FAL for Western European countries.If you're the modern day or present day Vietminh, Vietcong or any other rebels that was trying to take down your running government, the West or the Russians would never send high profile weapons systems like US made Patriot, Himars, Javelin or Russian made S-300, T-72 or T-80 tanks, probably small arms, light cannons and shoulder fired missile systems. if you're sending high profile weapons then either the West or Russia would get caught red handed that they supported guerrillas or rebels.
Thirdly since Ukraine is a sovereign country and has legitimate government and military the West and the US would be comfortable with sending their weapons to Ukraine and it doesn't have to go through clandestine procedure, so the West aren't reluctant in sending their best and newest weapons to Ukraine. During the Vietnam War, North Vietnam a legitimate government before reunification had S-75 missile system, T-54/55s, PT-76s, Mi series helicopters etc during the war from the Soviets. The Vietcongs in the South would only get AK rifles, ammunition and probably equipment for soldiers like helmets, radios, but nothing more.
What do you mean? Have you seen Charlie’s War they made the best MANPADs and both US and Pakistan sent billions of dollars
They’ve become significantly more unhinged and psychotic. And they don’t want to lose a war so fast after Afghanistan.
Что изменилось? У США в очередной раз закончились деньги и они, как всегда в истории решили исправить свои финансовые дела с помощью войны в Европе.
1 billion blew my freaking mind away.
Agreed. That’s the typical sales package. It’s like 8-12 launchers, 2 radar units and the command and control module. Missiles too. Still expensive but likely to come down in price.
@@SeeLasSee since they are selling them to select countries do you think the US has a better missile defense system to take it place ?
DOJ MOD form.
50 missiles? Or 50 launchers?! If launchers that would be more than nearly every other nation that actually paid for their Patriot batteries. Aside from the 1,000+ launchers that the US military possess. Something seems off with that demand.
$6-10mil per system, 50 represent quite a large bill someone has to pay. I could understand a dozen launchers, but 50?!
definitely missiles lol, 50 batteries is just absurd
😮
Don't ask.
90 man for a 1 billion system is not a lot, but only 12 and 24 in total interceptors vs russia then its no where near enough
they aren't firing all at once
and batteries can talk to eachother
hivemind warfare
russian launch platforms are additionally limited, especially for firing Kinzhals. additionally, Patriot can be the spotter for other systems.
"yo heads up there's gonna be XYZ entering your detection area from bearing ABC in like a minute just an fyi"
"thanks guys we'll be ready"
That means patriotic missiles works differently in another country?😮
Ukraine could really use more airpower.
We could if we had it. We are asking for F16 for a year now
we've already given ukraine more then we've given anyone in history...its time to go home...
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@@operator9858 The US spent a trillion dollars in Afghanistan they don't care if they spend hundreds of billions of dollars it makes no significance. The US won’t quit too, if this is under Biden he’s been somewhat supporting Ukraine, and all of a sudden just to quit? This is going to end disastrously for his politics and look like a clown
@@yaxsuo the only alternative for him is nuclear weapons man. the US has never been in such trouble in our history...
In the words of Freddie Mercury: Who needs you, well, I don’t need you. After today’s Iskander, who destroyed two systems similar to you.
Raytheon. Well, you get the idea... Great until the first real problems.
👍👍👍👍👍💙💛🇺🇸🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇦💙💛 Thanx a lot , god bless you 🙏🙏🙏
We are thankful to US, EU and all our partners for significant support of Ukraine. Your help is vital in our fight against russian invasion and their terrorist attacks on civilians
You should be thankful, while our borders are allowing invasions of our country by terrorist and gangs and taxpayers money is paying for your war while our homeless and low income people are starving. We have the worst President ever.
Btw, according to UN 80% of civilian casualties since 2014 were on rebel controlled territory. So Ukraine deliberately bombed civilians. Do you think that Ukraine is also a terrorist state?
when was the last time the americans won a war?
@@MetaView7 Americans are not participating
@@vladrazym9955
I have a bridge I want to sell you.
0:20 because it’s battle tested and works. Unlike Russia’s trash S-300 and S-400 😂