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 ...

An AN/TPY-2 radar that makes part of the THAAD system is capable of tracking the aerospace situation over a substantial part of Russian territory and will enable Kiev and its NATO allies to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...