I still don’t why there are so many Patriot systems collecting dust all over Europe and the US when they’re needed NOW in Ukraine to actually do the work of saving lives.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

The short explanation is they're needed for the defense of the countries they're in. The long explanation is several pages of why.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

They are not Globalist systems.

[–] jewbacca117@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

pls tell me they put era on a patriot

[–] A_A@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

As you wish :
"they put era on a patriot"

disclaimer

i have not a single clue what this means, sorry for that.

Edit : Thanks to you (@Maggoty, @NoSpotOfGround) for comments + explanations. So, i got this from Wikipedia :
... "The most common type is explosive reactive armour (ERA)," ...

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

The Ukrainians have an awesome habit of putting ERA on vehicles given to them "good as is", to the horror of the Western military industrial complex.

[–] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactive_armour