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US Officially Announces Sale of THAAD Missile Defense System To UAE
December 31st, 2011 at 12:15 pm » Comments (0)
It is amazing the amount of missile defense systems that are going to be operating in the Persian Gulf after this sale along with whats already in place: Â The United States ...more »Has THAAD Been Compromised Due To Chinese Made Components?
November 21st, 2011 at 2:31 pm » Comments (0)
Here is a very interesting read from Aviation Week on how a number of Chinese made components have been inadvertently installed on various defense systems such as THAAD: The Terminal High-Altitude ...more »Picture of the Day: FTT-12 THAAD Missile Launch
October 22nd, 2011 at 10:49 am » Comments (0)
Via the MDA website. more »THAAD Successfully Intercepts Two Targets During FTT-12
October 21st, 2011 at 10:40 am » Comments (0)
The THAAD missile defense system continues to have a good track record of success: The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, The Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. Army conducted a ...more »MDA Not Happy With Quality of Contract Support for Testing
February 9th, 2010 at 5:29 pm » Comments (0)
I can understand why Mr. Altwegg is upset when a successful program like THAAD is set back simply because of a target issue: The Missile Defense Agency is struggling with lousy ...more »Missile Defense Sees Spending Increase In FY 2011 Budget
February 6th, 2010 at 2:59 pm » Comments (0)
The more I see Defense Secretary Robert Gates execute his duties it appears to me that publicly he always seems to side with President Obama and then it seems like ...more »Details of UAE Purchase of THAAD Missile System Released
January 21st, 2010 at 1:34 pm » Comments (0)
Here is how much of the THAAD missile system that the United Arab Emirates is interested in purchasing: The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announces [PDF] the United Arab Emirates’ request ...more »THAAD FTT-11 Postponed Due to Target Failure
December 17th, 2009 at 12:56 pm » Comments (0)
The latest THAAD missile flight test out at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) on Hawaii has unfortunately had yet another target failure preventing the testing of the system: A planned ...more »Juniper Cobra Exercise Kicks Off In Israel
October 26th, 2009 at 11:54 am » Comments (0)
Here is a good look at a major air defense exercise kicking off right now: Back in April, the Obama administration announced a big shift in missile-defense priorities: It would move ...more »US Army Activates 2nd THAAD Missile Battery
October 26th, 2009 at 11:24 am » Comments (0)
You can add one more THAAD missile battery to the US Army's inventory: The U.S. Army today activated its second Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery during a ceremony at Fort ...more »