The Missile Defense Agency details its architecture for the defense of Guam against possible ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missile attacks as part of its fiscal 2023 budget request.
MDA has hit a milestone for integrating the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system with the Patriot air and missile defense system, firing an advanced Patriot missile from THAAD.
The United Arab Emirates is the first to use the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System in an attack by Houthi militants. It successfully took out a mid-range ballistic missile aimed at a civilian site in the country.
“There has always been a supply and demand problem when it comes to U.S. air and missile defenses. We have 15 battalions of Patriot defenses, for example, deployed in at least 10 countries and territories around the world."
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