MIM-104E Patriot PAC-2 GEM/T in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War

Direct proof of use

The PAC-2 GEM-T appears in Ukraine's Patriot inventory through a U.S. Army Program Executive Office Missiles and Space briefing reported in August 2023. The briefing slide identified GEM, GEM-C, and GEM-T PAC-2 variants, along with PAC-3 CRI and PAC-3 MSE variants, as interceptor types supplied to Ukraine for use with its Patriot systems.

RTX later announced on April 14, 2026 that Raytheon had signed a $3.7 billion contract to supply Patriot GEM-T interceptors for Ukraine. The company described GEM-T as a PAC-2 Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical interceptor used by the Patriot air and missile defense system.

Sources: We Now Know The Types Of Patriot Missiles Being Used In Ukraine, RTX's Raytheon to Deliver Patriot Interceptors to Ukraine

Timeline

Ukraine's Patriot context began publicly in 2023, when U.S. and European-supplied Patriot systems entered Ukrainian service against Russian air and missile attacks. By August 2023, U.S. Army briefing material had identified PAC-2 GEM-T among the interceptor types supplied for Ukrainian Patriot batteries.

The later 2026 GEM-T contract made the missile a named replenishment item for Ukraine's air defense. Breaking Defense reported that Germany was funding the PAC-2 package, while RTX said a new GEM-T production facility in Schrobenhausen, Germany, was expected to support the Ukraine sale and other contracts.

Sources: How Patriot Proved Itself In Ukraine, We Now Know The Types Of Patriot Missiles Being Used In Ukraine, RTX's Raytheon to Deliver Patriot Interceptors to Ukraine, Raytheon Secures $3.7B Deal With Ukraine

Narrative

In Ukrainian service, GEM-T is part of a mixed Patriot interceptor set rather than a standalone weapon system. Public reporting describes Ukraine using Patriot batteries against Russian aircraft, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and other aerial threats, while the GEM-T-specific evidence identifies the missile as one of the PAC-2 variants available to those batteries.

The War Zone noted that having PAC-2 and PAC-3 interceptor variants gave Ukraine flexibility to match missiles to targets and conserve scarcer, more capable interceptors. GEM-T's documented role in this conflict is therefore best stated as Ukrainian Patriot air defense and interceptor replenishment, not as a separately confirmed record of specific GEM-T shots against named Russian missiles.

The 2026 Raytheon contract shows the continued supply importance of GEM-T after more than three years of full-scale war. RTX linked the Ukraine contract to increased GEM-T production and to replenishing Ukraine's interceptor inventory, reflecting sustained demand for Patriot interceptors as Russia continued long-range air and missile attacks.

Sources: We Now Know The Types Of Patriot Missiles Being Used In Ukraine, How Patriot Proved Itself In Ukraine, RTX's Raytheon to Deliver Patriot Interceptors to Ukraine