Patriot missile, Zdzislaw Starostecki, designer dies

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Jan 6, 11, 01:50 #1

Sarasota, Florida - Patriot missiles designer Zdzislaw Starostecki dies. Starostecki passed away in his home in Sarasota, Florida at the age of 91. His son Andrew Starostecki have announced that his father fought during the World War II for Poland, and moved to America in 1952. After getting an engineering degree, Starostecki worked as a weapons designer in the U.S. Army. During the 80th decade, he was leading the group in designing the Patriot missile. The said surface-to-air missile was firstly used during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Since then, America have sold the Patriot missile system to all allied countries.

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Here's more from the Moonies: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/04/AR2011 010406311.html In the early 1980s, Starostecki led a group designing the radar and warheads for the Patriot missile system. Apparently he holds an honorary rank of general in the Polish military.

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