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THAAD Missile Defense System
October 21 , 2024
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- The USA is sent its advanced missile defence system THAAD, along with troops to operate it, to Israel.
- THAAD stands for Terminal High-Altitude Area Defence.
- The battery is used to intercept and destroy enemy missiles.
- A THAAD battery consists of 95 soldiers, six truck-mounted launchers, 48 interceptors (eight per launcher), radar surveillance and radar.
- It is rapidly deployable capability against short-range (up to 1,000 km), medium-range (1,000–3,000 km).
- It has limited intermediate-range (3,000–5,000 km) ballistic missile threats inside or outside the atmosphere during their final (terminal) phase of flight.
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