class: Launcher price: 15 description: "The MIM-104 Patriot is a mobile interceptor missile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the primary such system used by the United States Army and several allied states. It is manufactured by the U.S. defense contractor Raytheon and derives its name from the radar component of the weapon system. The AN/MPQ-53 at the heart of the system is known as the Phased Array Tracking Radar to Intercept on Target, which is a backronym for Patriot." introduced: 2002 manufacturer: Raytheon, Hughes, and RCA origin: USA variants: "[CH] MIM-104 M903 PAC-2 GEM/T LN (HEMTT)": null