Dutch Patriot missiles shipped to boost Turkish air defenses amid threat from Syrian civil war
DE PEEL AIR BASE, Netherlands – The Dutch military is shipping its Patriot missiles to fellow NATO member Turkey to boost its air defenses amid the escalating war in neighboring Syria.
The two Dutch batteries are part of a NATO contingent of Patriot missiles that intercept incoming ballistic missiles. Two U.S. and two German batteries are also being deployed to other parts of southern Turkey.
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