The system is equipped to communicate with a range of US missile defences, including Aegis systems and Patriot missile defence systems. THAAD doesn't carry explosive warheads and instead destroys ...

The United States has sent a new anti-missile system to be operated by American troops on the ground in Israel. The Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery uses both radar and ...

Lockheed Martin's missile launcher is just one element of the four-part antimissile system. The graphic below shows the rest of the components needed for each enemy-target interception.

The US successfully shot down a simulated intermediate-range ballistic missile — similar to those being developed by North Korea —using the advanced missile defense system, THAAD. More from ...

The Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces (RSADF) has begun to deploy its first Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) exoatmospheric ballistic missile interception system, it was revealed during ...

Does the U.S. need advanced missile defense? President Trump's announcement to pursue it follows a long history.

The Patriot system is designed to fire various missile interceptors to counter different threats. Like THAAD interceptors, PAC-3 missiles do carry warheads and instead use "hit to kill" contact ...