Uhh, sorry I thought inductive roads were a dumb idea and I couldn't resist. But still I expected sarcasm to be obvious.
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Syrian civil war (2014–)
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In July 2016, two Israeli Patriot missiles missed an incoming drone launched from Syria, according to Russian media. Israeli Air Defence Command fired two Patriot missiles, but they did not manage to destroy the target. Russia Today stated that the drone penetrated four kilometers into Israeli airspace, and then flew back into Syria. In June 2018, a single Israeli Patriot missile was fired toward a drone which was approaching Israel from Syria. The missile missed its target, and the drone turned back to Syria.
Service with Saudi Arabia
In March 2018, another missile, apparently fired from Yemen, was intercepted by a Patriot missile over Riyadh. Missile experts via news agencies cast doubt on the effectiveness of the Saudi Arabian Patriot defense. According to videos, one interceptor exploded just after launch and another did a "U turn" midair toward Riyadh.
In September 2019, the six battalions of Patriot missile defense systems owned by Saudi Arabia failed to protect its oil facilities from attacks by multiple drones and suspected cruise missiles during the Abqaiq–Khurais attack.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Riyadh_missile_strike
"However, according to Jeffrey Lewis, director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program at CNS, the Saudis failed to intercept the missiles following a malfunction of the MIM-104 Patriot system.[3] One video appeared to show a Patriot missile launch on Sunday night go rapidly wrong, with the missile changing course midair, crashing into a neighborhood in Riyadh and exploding. Another appeared to detonate shortly after being launched in the Saudi capital. " Pretty much the same failure mode as 30 years ago I would say, so maybe those ancient documents are still relevant today.
https://www.raytheonmissilesanddefense.com/what-we-do/hypers...
https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/capabilities/hypersonic...
and apparently the Chinese:
https://theconversation.com/chinas-hypersonic-missiles-threa...
https://veteransbreakfastclub.org/scuds-vs-patriots-desert-s...
https://victorstl.com/apartments/?spaces_sort=bd_asc&detail=...
I understand why it is like that, I just want to know if customers are interested in this kind of floor plan. For the record, I'm in the EU and customers demand natural light (and ventilation) for every room, including bathrooms. Major PITA if I may say so.
As to the military I'd like to refer you to this: https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-nato-problem-defense-...
A couple of quotes:
"Opposition comes not only from the U.S., which despite Trump’s browbeating of allies to spend more, is intent on preserving a 70-year-old framework that lets Washington call the shots and put its interests first."
"Under the guise of avoiding “duplication” and demanding “complementary” capabilities, the U.S. and NATO’s political leaders continue to put up strong resistance to the EU ever developing the command-and-control capabilities that would allow it to operate outside of the alliance’s existing umbrella."
At least on the China situation we seem to agree...