Welcome to the SCALE Patriot (MIM-104) Gallery on TRF.
This gallery showcases the Patriot Missile (MIM-104) and those rockets derived from it. Particularly appropriate in this thread are the following:
Estes: Mini Patriot: #0896
Estes: Patriot Missile: #2056
Estes: Patriot Missile: #2066
Estes: Patriot RTF Starter Set: #1825
Estes: Patriot RTF Starter Set: #1843
Estes: Patriot EX2 Starter Set: #1450
Estes: US Army Patriot M-104: #1248
Madcow: Patriot 2.6" Figerglass: K-150
Madcow: Patriot 4": K-134
Madcow: Patriot 5.5" Fiberglass: K-171
North Coast Rocketry: Patriot: K-85 or #3512
Performance Rocketry: Patriot Missile 1/4 Scale:
Performance Rocketry: Patriot Missile 1/2 Scale:
Polecat Aerospace: 7.5" Patriot MIM-104: #1
as well as any upscales, downscales, clones, kitbashes or other derivative works. Even Goonies qualify!
The MIM-104 Patriot is a surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the primary of its kind used by the United States Army and several allied nations. It is manufactured by the Raytheon Company of the United States, and derives its name from the national football league (NFL) football franchise nearest the company headquarters in Cambridge, MA. The Patriot System replaced the Nike Hercules system as the U.S. Army's primary High to Medium Air Defense (HIMAD) system, and replaced the MIM-23 Hawk system as the U.S. Army's medium tactical air defense system. In addition to these roles, Patriot has been given the function of the U.S. Army's anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system, which is now Patriot's primary mission.
Patriot uses an advanced aerial interceptor missile and high performance radar systems. Patriot was developed at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, which had previously developed the Safeguard ABM system and its component Spartan and Sprint missiles. The symbol for Patriot is a drawing of a Revolutionary War-era Minuteman.
Patriot systems have been sold to Taiwan, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Spain. Poland hosts training rotations of a battery of U.S. Patriot launchers. It was first deployed in Morąg in 24 May 2010 but has since been moved to Toruń. The Republic of Korea also purchased several second-hand Patriot systems from Germany after North Korea test-launched ballistic missiles to the Sea of Japan and proceeded with underground nuclear testing in 2006.