In a significant move to bolster the United States’ missile defense capabilities, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Lockheed Martin a substantial contract to develop the next-generation ...

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

President Donald Trump has called for an expansive, next-generation missile defense shield for the mainland United States, ...

In a conflict with either country, South Korea would benefit from the potential US deployment of Lockheed Martin's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in the country. With its ...

A THAAD battery consists of six truck-mounted launchers, 48 interceptors (eight per launcher), a fire control and communications unit, and an AN/TPY-2 radar. The unit in Guam is manned by 200 ...

Rear Adm. (Ret.) Mark Montgomery is a senior director at the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation (CCTI) at the ...

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 ...

of Space and Missile Defense Command and a former THAAD battery commander, told Business Insider in a previous interview. Raytheon's AN/TPY-2 radar is used to detect, track, and discriminate ...

It's unclear if the THAAD battery successfully intercepted the incoming threat. The battery was reportedly used against a Houthi ballistic missile late last week. A top US air defense battery ...