THAAD
Country: 
United StatesManufacturer: Lockheed Martin
«Terminal High Altitude Area Defense»
Air defence (SAM)Long rangeUnited States2008In service
Exo-atmospheric hit-to-kill interceptor against TBMs and MRBMs in terminal phase.
Air defence (SAM)//Long range
ID — THAADUnited States · Lockheed Martin
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
Exo-atmospheric hit-to-kill interceptor against TBMs and MRBMs in terminal phase.
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- THAAD
- Alias
- Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin
- Country
- United States
- Year
- 2008
- Category
- Air defence (SAM)
- All sub-types
- Long range
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 200 km
- Top speed
- Mach 8.24
- Guidance
- Radar AN/TPY-2 + IIR terminal
- Warhead
- Kinetic kill vehicle (hit-to-kill)
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- TEL M1075 / 8 missili per lanciatore
- Length
- 6.17 m
- Launch weight
- 900 kg
- Unit cost
- 12.5 M USD
Production & inventory
- Annual production
- ≈100 missili/anno (Lockheed Troy, surge 2024)
- Estimated inventory
- ≈900 missili / 9 batterie USA (stima 2024)
- Unit cost
- 12.5 M USD
Combat use
- ▸UAE 2022 — first confirmed operational intercept of a Houthi IRBM.
- ▸Israel 2024 — first US use against a Houthi IRBM headed to Eilat.
Main operators
United StatesSouth KoreaUAESaudi Arabia
History
Developed after the Gulf War for theater missile defense, THAAD intercepts hit-to-kill in high atmosphere or near-space.
Deployment to South Korea in 2017 caused friction with China; used in Saudi Arabia against the Houthis.
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