Trumpeter 1/35 Trumpeter M901 Patriot SAM Launching Station & AN/MPQ53 Radar Set of MIM104 Patriot SAM SystemDescription The MIM 104 Patriot is a surface to air missile (SAM) system, the primary of its kind used by the United States Army and several allied nations. It is manufactured by the U. S. defense contractor Raytheon and derives its name from the radar component of the weapon system. The AN MPQ 53 at the heart of the system is known as the "Phased Array Tracking Radar to Intercept On Target" or the bacronym PATRIOT. The Patriot System replaced the