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THAAD

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense. Designed to intercept short and medium-range ballistic missiles in the terminal phase of flight.

Origin
United States
Type
Ballistic Missile Defense
Entered service
2008
Reported operators
3

Selected specifications

Range
200+ km
Altitude
150 km
Speed
Mach 8+
Interceptors
48 per battery
Radar
AN/TPY-2
Kill Method
Hit-to-kill
Weight
900 kg

Record scope and limitations

This is one of 7 selected weapons systems records in MilitaryDex. Specifications describe the listed platform or family at a high level; variants, upgrade packages and operator configurations can differ. “Operators” is a reference count, not a current inventory total.

Record structure reviewed August 6, 2026. This curated equipment collection is separate from the country inventory dataset and does not affect MSS rankings.

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