The M901 truck is the launching station (launcher truck unit) for the American MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air defense missile system. It is used to transport, aim, and launch the missile. The M901 launching station is equipped with 4 Patriot or Patriot PAC-2 sealed canisters. The PAC-3 (Patriot Advanced Capability-3) missile system can hold up to 16 PAC-3 missiles in total. Each missile container, known as a "canister," houses four PAC-3 missiles. Read M901 Patriot Launcher Unit Technical Review at this link ...
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| The M901 Patriot launcher is a highly mobile, self-contained surface-to-air missile launching station designed to deploy the MIM-104 Patriot missile system. Mounted on an M860 two-axle semi-trailer and towed by an M983 HEMTT truck, it carries up to 4 PAC-2 missiles or 16 PAC-3/PAC-3 MSE missiles in quad-pack canisters. |
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