The THAAD defense system is one of the US military’s most powerful anti-missile weapons, capable of intercepting ballistic missiles at ranges of 150 to 200 kilometers (93 to 124 miles ...

Footage on social media showed what security sources later confirmed as the firing of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery missile to intercept a Houthi attack from Yemen early on ...

THAAD uses a single-stage rocket motor, which travels at a slower speed. However, THAAD-ER, an "extended-range" version of the US anti-missile system now under development, will also employ a two ...

The deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system is described as a way to "strengthen Israel's defenses against ballistic missiles" and "any future ballistic ...

Gen. Pat Ryder said on Monday, "an advance team of U.S. military personnel and initial components necessary to operate the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery arrived in Israel.

The Pentagon said on Sunday it was deploying a THAAD battery to Israel, along with a select number of personnel to defend against Iran. More Staff Sgt. Cory D. Payne/U.S. Air Force via AP Seven ...

The first team of U.S. military personnel arrived in Israel on Monday to help with the installment and operation of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery, which aims to boost ...

Russia's president Vladimir Putin has said that the U.S. should use the THAAD anti-ballistic missile system in Ukraine and test it against his weapons. Putin was apparently goading the Pentagon to ...

Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesman, said in a statement that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin authorized the deployment of the THAAD battery at the direction of President Joe Biden. He said the ...