The THAAD interceptor and launcher have not changed physically since the first battery was activated in 2008.
Credit: Missile Defense Agency
Theater-level ballistic missile defense systems fielded by the U.S. Navy have evolved in the past two decades, with each gaining larger and more advanced interceptors to counter an increasingly sophisticated arsenal of short-, medium- and intermediate-range threats. But that is not the case for the...
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