THAAD is designed to intercept short-, medium ... miles both inside and outside the atmosphere and uses a "hit-to-kill" ...

The IRON DOME Act comes at a time when geopolitical tensions have escalated, particularly with the advancements in missile ...

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded defense contractor Lockheed Martin a $2.8 billion contract for the development and ...

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a US$2.8 billion contract from the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) for a follow-on ...

A THAAD battery consists of six truck-mounted launchers with eight interceptor missiles on each launcher and a powerful radar. Reloading each launcher takes about 30 minutes, according to reports.

Footage shared on social media Friday purported to show the launch of a THAAD interceptor in Israel against an incoming ballistic missile fired by the Houthis in Yemen. A US soldier can reportedly ...

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded a major contract to develop the next-generation Terminal High Altitude Area ...

April 29, 2015: The United States is encountering a lot of diplomatic resistance from Russia, China and Iran because of plans to deploy its THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) anti-missile ...

Impressively, the THAAD interceptor does not carry a warhead. Instead, the interceptor missile uses pure kinetic energy to deliver "hit to kill" strikes to incoming ballistic threats inside or ...

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin a follow-on development contract for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System.

President Donald Trump has called for an expansive, next-generation missile defense shield for the mainland United States, something modeled on Israel’s formidable defenses, typified by its signature ...

Five minutes later a truck-mounted THAAD interceptor missile launches in pursuit of the target. According to the US Missile Defense Agency, there are more than 6,300 ballistic missiles outside of ...