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Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
THAAD
Artillery / Air Defense
Artillery / Air DefenseOEM: Lockheed Martin
First Produced: 2008
Status: Active
Role: Ballistic missile defense system
Primary Operator: U.S. Army
OEM Website: lockheedmartin.com
THAAD is a mobile ground-based ballistic missile defense system designed to intercept short, medium, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase. It uses hit-to-kill interceptors and the AN/TPY-2 radar, sharing sensor infrastructure with the broader Missile Defense Agency architecture.
Batteries are forward-deployed to Guam, South Korea, and the United Arab Emirates, and U.S.-based batteries have been surged to the Middle East during escalations with Iran and Houthi forces.
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