including Aegis systems and Patriot missile defence systems. THAAD doesn't carry explosive warheads and instead destroys targets using kinetic energy with the help of its accurate radar system.

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 ...

The United States' THAAD missile defense system was used in Israel for the first time to intercept a Houthi ballistic missile from Yemen. The interception's success is under analysis, with no ...

The THAAD, or Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System, was used to try to intercept the missile, and an analysis would determine THAAD’s success, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.

THAAD is a critical part of the U.S. military's layered air defense systems and added to Israel's already formidable anti-missile defenses. After the Israeli airstrikes the top U.N. aid official ...

system has made its first kill on Israeli soil. THAAD intercepted a missile on Friday morning that was fired by the Houthis, targeting a part of Israel. The Israeli Arrow system also played a role ...