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Greek-operated Patriot air defense battery engages drone swarm near Saudi Arabian oil facilities

Greece has deployed a US-made Patriot air defense battery, operated by Greek personnel, in Saudi Arabia since 2021 under an agreement to help protect the kingdom's energy facilities.

Patriot battery in Greece
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham interacts with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, during their visit to Portsmouth Naval Base to meet UK and Ukrainian troops, July 27, 2026.

Andy Burnham, European leaders plan US trip to seek Patriot missiles for Ukraine - report

Patriot battery in Greece

Greece moves Patriot interceptor to protect key military base amid rising US-Iran tensions - report

A member of "Timur's Special Forces Unit" of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine waits on a military boat next to Snake Island, also known as Zmiinyi Island, located in the Black Sea, on August 14, 2025.

Zelensky halts drone strikes on Black Sea oil tankers in Russian port after demand from US VP Vance


Russia says US Patriot missiles in Ukraine won't stand in its way

Though the Patriot air defense system is widely regarded as advanced, President Vladimir Putin dismissed it as "quite old," telling reporters Moscow would find a way to counter it.

 Russian President Putin watches the launch of a missile during naval exercises in Russia's Arctic

Can Patriots help change the course of the Ukraine war? - analysis

Reports this week that the US is considering sending Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine represent a major and important step.

Patriot missile defense system is seen at Sliac Airport, in Sliac, near Zvolen, Slovakia, May 6, 2022.

US close to providing Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine

The Patriot is considered to be one of the most advanced US air defense systems.

Patriot missile defense system is seen at Sliac Airport, in Sliac, near Zvolen, Slovakia, May 6, 2022.

German Patriot air defense units intended for NATO territory, Berlin tells Warsaw

A week after a stray missile crashed and killed two people in Poland, Germany has made it clear that the air defense units it sent to Poland are to be used only on NATO soil.

US Army MIM-104 Patriots, surface-to-air missile (SAM) system launchers, are pictured at Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Poland March 24, 2022.

Iran testing drones on Ukrainian civilians for future use on Israel -Ukraine

"Today hundreds of Iranian drones are undergoing 'test runs' on our land, killing civilians," said the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.

A drone is launched during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on August 25, 2022.

Israel Air Force closes the 139th Air Defense Battalion

The 139th Battalion used the Patriot battery to defend Israeli skies.

A picture released by Israeli Defence Forces press office shows a launch of a Patriot missile in southern Israel

US to pull Patriot batteries from key MidEast countries - report

According to the WSJ report “the Biden administration is sharply reducing the number of US antimissile systems in the Middle East in a major realignment of its military footprint there.

A picture released by Israeli Defence Forces press office shows a launch of a Patriot missile in southern Israel

Aiming at Dimona: Did the Syrian regime purposely target Israel?

Much remains unclear about the incident on April 22, including why Syria fired a missile so wildly and so far south into Israel – and whether Israel’s interceptors failed to stop the threat.

THE IRON Dome fires an interceptor missile as rockets are launched from Gaza, near Sderot in August 2018.

US moves new missile defense systems to Ain Al-Assad airbase in Iraq

Patriot missiles and 2 other short-range defense systems have been put in place at Ain Al-Assad Airbase, which was hit as a retaliation for the killing of IRGC Commander Qasem Soleimani in January.

U.S. soldiers inspect the site where an Iranian missile hit at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar province, Iraq January 13, 2020

US troops in Iraq finally get Patriot air defense

Growing Iran-US tensions in the last year have led to US airstrikes in Iraq against Iranian-backed proxies, and this has angered the Iraqi government

A picture released by Israeli Defence Forces press office shows a launch of a Patriot missile in southern Israel