In a move to strengthen the United States missile defence capabilities, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded a contract ...

The Pentagon announced it would be deploying its THAAD battery to Israel, along with roughly 100 soldiers, to operate it in an effort to bolster Israel's air defence system amid fears of a wider ...

Mr Biden said the US was sending THAAD to "defend Israel" from further airstrikes, without providing information on when the system would be moved. US officials said it would take a number of days ...

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

US soldiers have launched high-tech interceptor missiles from inside Israel for the first time since the system was deployed earlier this year. Footage on social media showed what security sources ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: But U.S. missile defenses for decades have been controversial in Russia. A key NATO missile-defense site in Romania on Aug. 9, 2019 completed a three-month ...

The U.S. military will open its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) base in Guam to the South Korean media next week ...

They declined to provide additional details about either of the incidents, and it's unclear whether the THAAD system successfully intercepted the targets. The January employment has not been ...

Manufacturer Lockheed Martin describes the system as highly effective against short, medium and long-range targets. Thaad missiles, which have a reported range of up to 200km (124 miles), are of a ...

Read about the IDIQ follow-on contract MDA awarded to Lockheed for the development of the THAAD weapon system.

According to Igor Korotchenko, if the THAAD missile defense system "was to be destroyed by the Russian armed forces, it would mean a huge loss of image for the United States" MOSCOW, October 15.