Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
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Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) is a U.S.-developed missile defense system designed to intercept and destroy short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles during their terminal phase using hit-to-kill technology.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1857573 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Context triple: [ADA, usesWeaponSystem, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense]
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ALTAIR radar
ALTAIR radar is a powerful tracking and surveillance radar system located on Kwajalein Atoll, used primarily for space object tracking and missile defense research.
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B.
CA-95 air defense system
The CA-95 air defense system is a Romanian short-range, mobile, surface-to-air missile platform designed to protect ground forces and key installations from low-flying aircraft and helicopters.
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C.
Tor surface-to-air missile system
The Tor surface-to-air missile system is a Russian-made, short-range, mobile air defense platform designed to detect, track, and destroy aircraft, helicopters, drones, and precision-guided munitions.
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D.
Patriot missile system
The Patriot missile system is a long-range, all-altitude, air-defense system designed to detect, track, and intercept incoming aircraft, missiles, and drones, widely used by the U.S. and allied militaries.
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E.
Ground-based Midcourse Defense system
The Ground-based Midcourse Defense system is a U.S. missile defense network designed to detect, track, and intercept long-range ballistic missiles in space during their midcourse phase.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Target entity description: Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) is a U.S.-developed missile defense system designed to intercept and destroy short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles during their terminal phase using hit-to-kill technology.
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A.
ALTAIR radar
ALTAIR radar is a powerful tracking and surveillance radar system located on Kwajalein Atoll, used primarily for space object tracking and missile defense research.
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B.
CA-95 air defense system
The CA-95 air defense system is a Romanian short-range, mobile, surface-to-air missile platform designed to protect ground forces and key installations from low-flying aircraft and helicopters.
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C.
Tor surface-to-air missile system
The Tor surface-to-air missile system is a Russian-made, short-range, mobile air defense platform designed to detect, track, and destroy aircraft, helicopters, drones, and precision-guided munitions.
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D.
Patriot missile system
The Patriot missile system is a long-range, all-altitude, air-defense system designed to detect, track, and intercept incoming aircraft, missiles, and drones, widely used by the U.S. and allied militaries.
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E.
Ground-based Midcourse Defense system
The Ground-based Midcourse Defense system is a U.S. missile defense network designed to detect, track, and intercept long-range ballistic missiles in space during their midcourse phase.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. military weapon system
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missile defense system ⓘ theater missile defense system ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
THAAD batteries
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surface form:
THAAD
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| batteryComposition |
fire control center
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multiple launchers ⓘ one AN/TPY-2 radar ⓘ |
| component |
AN/TPY-2 radar
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fire control and communications system ⓘ interceptor missile ⓘ launcher ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| deploymentConfiguration | battery ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Missiles and Fire Control
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surface form:
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
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| designedFor | theater-level ballistic missile defense ⓘ |
| designedToCounter | weapons of mass destruction delivery via ballistic missiles ⓘ |
| designedToIntercept |
intermediate-range ballistic missiles
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medium-range ballistic missiles ⓘ short-range ballistic missiles ⓘ |
| developer |
Lockheed Martin
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United States Army ⓘ |
| engagementAltitude | high-altitude exo-atmospheric and endo-atmospheric ⓘ |
| engagementEnvironment | land-based ⓘ |
| engagementPhase | terminal phase of ballistic missile flight ⓘ |
| enteredService | late 2000s ⓘ |
| exportCustomer |
Israel
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Japan ⓘ Qatar ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ South Korea ⓘ United Arab Emirates ⓘ |
| fundingAgency |
United States Missile Defense Agency
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surface form:
U.S. Missile Defense Agency
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| guidanceMethod | hit-to-kill ⓘ |
| integration | can be integrated with other U.S. missile defense systems ⓘ |
| interceptorStages | single-stage solid-fuel booster ⓘ |
| killVehicle | separate kill vehicle guided to target ⓘ |
| launcherType | truck-mounted launcher ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Lockheed Martin Space
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surface form:
Lockheed Martin Space Systems
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| mobility | road-mobile ⓘ |
| notableDeploymentLocation |
Guam
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South Korea ⓘ United Arab Emirates ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ballistic Missile Defense System
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surface form:
United States ballistic missile defense system
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| primaryMission | ballistic missile defense ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| radarType | X-band radar ⓘ |
| testProgramStartDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| uses | hit-to-kill kinetic energy to destroy targets ⓘ |
| warheadType | kinetic kill vehicle ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Description of subject: Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) is a U.S.-developed missile defense system designed to intercept and destroy short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles during their terminal phase using hit-to-kill technology.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ground-based Midcourse Defense
94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command
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equipmentTypeManaged
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Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
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this entity surface form:
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense systems
subject surface form:
Missile Defense Agency
this entity surface form:
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system
32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command
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equipmentTypeSupported
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Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
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this entity surface form:
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system
this entity surface form:
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense programs