THAAD
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Missile Defense
THAAD Intercepts First IRBM Target In Test
The Defense Department conducted the first successful intercept by the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system of an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) target, the Missile Defense […]
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International
South Korea THAAD Deployment Delayed For Environmental Assessment
The South Korean defense ministry will begin a full environmental impact assessment of the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system, delaying the deployment […]
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Army
Army’s Open Architecture Missile Defense Brain To Begin Production In 2016
The Army’s new missile defense brain is set to enter initial production in 2016, establishing a critical baseline command-and-control architecture that can tie together various air defense systems into a […]
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Pentagon
Raytheon Delivers Ninth AN/TPY-2 Radar To MDA Ahead of Schedule
Raytheon [RTN] Wednesday said it delivered its ninth AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), six months ahead of schedule. A high-resolution, mobile, X-band radar, the […]
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Air Force
Aegis BMDS, THAAD Successful In Complex MDA Flight Test
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully completed Flight Test Operational-01 (FTO-01) on Sept. 9, proving the Navy’s Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System and the Army’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense […]
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Army
First Army THAAD Unit Activates
By Ann Roosevelt Alpha Battery, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 32nd Army Air & Missile Defense Command yesterday became the first Army Terminal High Altitude […]
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