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...troops have been deployed to defend Israel. American crews are manning Patriot antimissile batteries...
...missile has intercepted and destroyed another in combat, when a Patriot downed a Scud...
...only 18 in the second seven days. And in the first half of the war's third week only four launchings were recorded: three warheads fell on or near the Israeli-occupied West Bank, causing no reported casualties, and another aimed at Riyadh was destroyed by a Patriot missile. But 1,500 sorties have been directed against Scuds, the most against any single type of target, and that has delayed and lessened the assault against such other vital targets as supply lines and the Republican Guards. Also, Iraq has proved more adept than expected at repairing runways, roads, radar...
...Lexington-based Raytheon company, the prime contractor for Patriot "antimissile missiles," currently has plans to increase production and to revamp its missile launching system, said Jonna Manes, spokesperson for the company...
...gulf. All this happens in time for air-raid sirens to sound four to five minutes before the missiles complete their seven-minute journey. A new, more direct route may increase the odds of intercepting the Scuds. According to this week's issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology, Patriot batteries are receiving unprocessed alerts directly from the early-warning satellites...