Patriot missile shortage has created window of vulnerability Russia is exploiting in Ukraine

Countries that rely on US-made air defence system feel increasingly exposed as interceptor supplies dwindle Russia is exploiting a critical global shortage of air defence interceptor missiles as it ramps up its airstrikes against Ukraine, amid warnings that a shortfall for the Patriot system in particular is creating a window of vulnerability for the countries that rely on them.The MIM-104 Patriot manufactured by Raytheon and Lockheed Martin is the primary surface-to-air system of the US militar...