The US deployed a THAAD air-defense battery to Israel in October, and it has been used in combat multiple times since then.

The THAAD battery was used in theater over the past couple of days, a US defense official confirmed to Business Insider.

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The battery of the American Missile Defense System (ABM) took part in the interception of a ballistic missile launched at ...

In the first strike on Iran, in April 2024, Israel targeted an air defense battery near a nuclear facility in response to an assault involving approximately 300 drones and missiles launched by Iran.

A top American-made air-defense battery deployed to Israel has been used in combat multiple times since it arrived in the country last fall, a US defense official confirmed to Business Insider on ...

A US air defense system in Israel was just used in combat for the first time since it was deployed. It's unclear if the THAAD battery successfully intercepted the incoming threat. The battery was ...