This successor to the venerable HAWK missile series is the current state-of-the-art American SAM system, including both Anti-Tactical Missile (ATM) as well as traditional anti-aircraft capabilities. Its configuration is similar to the IHAWKÆs - a towed missile rack that gets all of its information from external sources - and like any other towed system, lacks any real tactical mobility. Because of this, Patriot systems tend to be clustered around high-value fixed positions, and do not operate in direct support of troops on the frontline. %n
