Year-long tests of the latest modernization of the Patriot missile system have begun in the United States. This modernization of the mobile anti-aircraft missile complex is the latest since 2018.

In addition to software and hardware upgrades, the Patriot system also has a more user-friendly interface that allows soldiers to learn faster.

The update includes a 3D interface included by Raytheon as part of the Post-Deployment Build-8 software update for Patriot. Raytheon said it is working on implementing a Warfighter-Machine interface in the software that replaces pixel shapes and a complex catalog system with three-dimensional visuals, easy-to-read status pages and search functions.

The Sergeant said, “I think it’s much more useful for the returning, rookie Soldiers.” Angel Hinoñez, Soldier Operator with Advanced Fire Control Patriot 3-6. “It’s much easier to remove. (For example) it would be much easier to train them with it instead of teaching them to memorize an entire database, we just need to know the keywords.”

3-6 ADATD is the WSMR’s air defense testing unit.

3-6 ADA Troops gained first-hand experience with the new system by running multiple simulations, environments, and live shooting to allow the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Team at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland to conduct a thorough and comprehensive assessment of this system. new equipment upgrade.

The Patriot anti-aircraft missile system is designed to engage and respond to all types of threats, whether aircraft or tactical ballistic missiles, in all weather conditions and in natural or man-made environments.