THAAD batteries
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THAAD batteries are mobile U.S. missile defense systems designed to detect, track, and intercept short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles during their terminal phase using hit-to-kill technology.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system
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missile defense system → |
| canBeIntegratedWith |
Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system
→
Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) system → Patriot missile defense system → |
| component |
AN/TPY-2 radar
→
THAAD interceptor missiles → fire control and communications unit → launcher vehicles → support equipment → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| deploymentType |
land-based
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| designedTo |
intercept intermediate-range ballistic missiles
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intercept medium-range ballistic missiles → intercept short-range ballistic missiles → |
| developer |
Lockheed Martin
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U.S. Missile Defense Agency → |
| engagementAltitudeCategory |
high-altitude
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| engagementPhase |
terminal phase of ballistic missile flight
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| enteredService |
late 2000s
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| feature |
end-atmospheric interception capability
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ex-atmospheric interception capability → high-altitude interception capability → integrated fire control system → network-centric operations capability → |
| guidanceSystem |
data-link midcourse updates
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inertial navigation system → infrared seeker → |
| guidanceType |
hit-to-kill
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| interceptionMethod |
kinetic energy kill vehicle
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| manufacturer |
Lockheed Martin Space Systems
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| mission |
protect critical infrastructure
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protect military forces → protect population centers → |
| mobility |
road-mobile
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| operatedBy |
United States Army
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| operator |
Israel
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Japan → Saudi Arabia → South Korea → United Arab Emirates → United States → |
| partOf |
U.S. ballistic missile defense system
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| primaryRole |
theater ballistic missile defense
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| propulsionType |
solid-fuel rocket motor
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| rangeCategory |
short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles
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| status |
operational
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| threatTypeCountered |
ballistic missiles carrying conventional warheads
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ballistic missiles carrying weapons of mass destruction → |
| usesRadar |
AN/TPY-2 X-band radar
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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THAAD batteries
("THAAD interceptor missiles")
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component |
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AN/TPY-2
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deployment |
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Lockheed Martin
("THAAD missile defense system")
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majorProduct |