Europe's Aster Missile Defense vs. America's Patriot Missile: Who Wins?
The Aster system is similar to the Patriot missile battery. Here's What You Need to Know: Countries are weighing whether to purchase the Aster or the Patriot. Ballistic missiles are making a comeback in the twenty-first century because they give countries like China, Iran, North Korea and Russia the ability to strike targets hundreds or thousands of miles away without having to expose vulnerable warplanes to interception. The precision allowed by modern guidance systems allows even non-nuclear missiles to deliver highly-deadly attacks against airbases, fuel and ammunition depots, and ev...
Source: nationalinterest.org
