« Hot Crew! : Anna Paquin 1776 » Air Defense History: The Patriot Missile system from 1975-2003 M-901 Launching Station for the Patriot missile system circa 1991 Patriot started in 1964 with the Army Air Defense System for the 1970s (AADS-70s) which became Surface-to-Air Missile, Development (SAM-D). Development started in Huntsville Alabama. In