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Video: What it Takes to Airlift a PATRIOT Missile Force (Patreon)

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2024-08-12 22:26:13

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2026-06

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New supplemental video that looks at how many aircraft (C-17s and C-5s) it takes to deploy a Patriot surface-to-air missile "minimum engagement package", as well as historical examples of full battery and battalion deployments

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What it Takes to Airlift a PATRIOT Missile Force

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