Raytheon's $15 Billion Patriot Missile System Fails Spectacularly, Allowing Drone Swarm to Cripple Saudi Oil Production

On September 14, 2019, swarms of drones and cruise missiles evaded six battalions of Raytheon-manufactured Patriot missile defense systems to strike Saudi Arabia’s Abqaiq and Khurais oil facilities, temporarily disrupting 5.7 million barrels of daily oil production—approximately 5% of global …