 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pamberi peHondo yeGulf Yokutanga, chidziviriro chamaroketi ane mabhasikoro chakanga chiri pfungwa isina kubvumikiswa muhondo. Munguva yeOperation Desert Storm, kuwedzera pabasa rayo rokurwisa ndege, Patriot yakapiwa basa rokupfura zvombo zveIraq zvinonzi Scud kana kuti Al Hussein zvombo zvebhasikiti zvakatumirwa kuIsrael neSaudi Arabia. Kushandiswa kwokutanga kwePatriot muhondo kwakaitika musi waJanuary 18, 1991 apo yakabatanidzwa pane zvakazoonekwa kuva kukanganisa kwekombiyuta. Chaizvoizvo kwakanga kusina Scuds yakapfurwa kuSaudi Arabia pana January 18. Chiitiko ichi chakashumwa zvisiri izvo zvikuru sokubudirira kwokutanga kwokudzivisa zvombo zvehondo zvomuvengi munhau. 