雷锡恩公司宣称，１９９９年９月１６日，爱国者导弹系统进行了两次成功的反导弹试验。一次命中一枚弹道导弹目标，另一次命中一枚模拟的巡航导弹。１９９９年９月１６日美国中西部时间７∶２６分，一枚爱国者先进性能３（ＰＡＣ３）导弹在新墨西哥白沙导弹靶场拦截了一个 Raytheon declared that on September 16, 1999, the Patriot missile system conducted two successful anti-missile tests. Hit a ballistic missile target once and hit another simulated cruise missile. On September 16, 1999, at 7:26 am Midwestern United States, a Patriot Advanced Performance 3 (PAC-3) missile intercepted at the New Mexico White Sands Missile Range