During military exercises in Romania, one of the missiles of the Patriot anti-aircraft system missed. What happened
Romania conducted the first test of the MIM-104 Patriot missile defense system. There were some problems during the tests.
The launches took place as part of the Patriot Spark 23 exercise, which aims to test the operation of the first PATRIOT air defense missile system that joined the Romanian Air Force in 2020, as well as to prepare for an increase in operational capabilities.
Three missiles were launched, but one Patriot anti-aircraft missile, the last one, failed to launch during military maneuvers at Cape Midas. The launch took place, but with a delay.
The Romanian military is not too worried about the failure during the test. They believe that in real combat operations, such an error will not affect the ability of the MIM-104 Patriot to protect airspace. By the way, the problem was fixed, and the PAC-2 successfully hit its target on the second attempt.
“In a real combat situation, such an incident does not affect the operations,” General Constantin Spinu said. MApN explains the “trivial” incident with the missed Patriot missile
