The THAAD interceptor has a launch mass of 900 kg and a length of 6.17 meters. It can intercept fast-moving targets above the stratosphere at altitudes of 150-200 kilometers, with a range of up to ...

President Donald Trump has called for an expansive, next-generation missile defense shield for the mainland United States, ...

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 ...

THAAD's combat debut comes amid an uptick in Houthi missile attacks on Israel. A top American-made air-defense battery deployed to Israel has been used in combat multiple times since it arrived in ...

They did not elaborate on the circumstances of the incident, the kind of missile attack THAAD was designed to counter. Footage shared on social media Friday purported to show the launch of a THAAD ...

The U.S. has begun deploying a controversial missile-defense system, known as Thaad, to South Korea, a day after Pyongyang launched four ballistic missiles. China calls the antimissile system a ...

And given how there are few anti-ballistic missile defense systems out there as effective as the THAAD, more billions are now poured into the weapon developed by Lockheed Martin. THAAD stands for ...

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un said that a new hypersonic missile system used in a test launch on Monday would ... Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defence system was used ...

MCGREGOR RANGE, New Mexico - The most advanced missile system ... long-range-rocket launch and January's purported hydrogen-bomb test. Negotiations to equip South Korea with THAAD have been ...