MIM-104 Patriot

The MIM-104 Patriot is a U.S. designed mobile Surface-to-Air (SAM) missile system in use by the United States Army and various other nations. The Patriot was designed as a replacement for the older MIM-23 HAWK SAM system as the U.S. Army's medium tactical air defense system; in addition, the Patriot has been given the function of an Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) system.