“U.S. Army Pfc. Robert Pearl, left, and Spc. Atlee Steever, both with 1st Battalion 43rd Air Defense Artillery, power up a Patriot surface-to-air missile system at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Aug. 29, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert Barney) (Photo Credit: U.S. Army),” accessed June 25, 2018, https://www.army.mil/article/134035/aps_5_partners_with_3_43_ada_for_patriot_missile_system_test Picture featured in Chief Warrant Officer 2 Michael Bradshaw, Army Field Support Battalion-Qatar, “APS-5 Partners with 3-43 ADA for Patriot Missile System Test,” September 19, 2014, accessed June 25, 2018, https://www.army.mil/article/134035/aps_5_partners_with_3_43_ada_for_patriot_missile_system_test.

On July 24, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) fired two MIM-104 Patriot missiles at a Syrian Sukhoi fighter jet, shooting down the plane. The aircraft “traveled two kilometers into Israeli airspace” from Syria, according to The Times of Israel. On July 11 and July 13, Israeli fired Patriot missiles at Syrian UAVs flying near or within Israeli airspace. Israel last intercepted a Sukhoi fighter with a Patriot missile in 2014.

Related Links:

IDF Shoots Down Syrian Fighter Jet That Entered Israeli Airspace, The Times of Israel
Israel Shoots Down Syrian Fighter Jet Penetrating Israeli Airspace, Haaertz