Army Tests Dispersed THAAD; Beginning Of Modular Missile Defense?
The potential threat from Chinese batteries will only grow as Beijing continues to militarize small islands outside of its territorial waters, claiming them as their own.
By Paul McLeary on August 30, 2019 at 3:15 PM
WASHINGTON: In a test with serious implications for the protection of US forces at remote bases, the Army today successfully intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile with the radar and other command and control systems well separate from the missile launcher.
The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, operating on remote Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, was able to detect and track the target while an interceptor from a remotely-located THAAD launcher destroyed the target’s reentry vehicle.
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