New GBAD Developments Counter Evolving Threats

摘要

A total of 18 countries now operate the PATRIOT air-defence system. The most recent customer was Switzerland which announced last year that it had selected the US system rather than the Eurosam SAMP/T to meet its BODLUV 2020 requirement, During 2022, Romania will become the first customer to receive PATRIOT Post-Deployment Build 8.1, the first incremental enhancement to the eighth major upgrade introduced since PATRIOT was first fielded. This version includes a new digital exciter that will be easier to maintain than the current analogue unit, and be easier to update to cope with future threats. The new Warfighter Machine Interface (WMI) is more intuitive for operators familiar with video games and modern personal computers, so should result in greater operator proficiency.