The battery of the American anti-missile system THAAD has arrived in Israel

A photo of the THAAD anti-missile complex that has already arrived in Israel was published on social networks.

Recall that on October 13, the spokesman of the US Department of Defense, Major General Pat Ryder reported that at the direction of President Joe Biden, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the deployment of one THAAD anti-missile system battery along with military personnel to Israel. According to the statement of the press secretary of the Pentagon, the anti-missile defense system should strengthen Israel's air defense after the Iranian strikes in April and October 2024.

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That in preparation for Israel's response to Iranian missile attacks, the US will On October 12, the news service of the 12th TV channel informed Israel about THAAD batteries, which will be serviced by American military personnel. At first, the US denied this information.

THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) – PRO PRK mobile ground-based for high-altitude transatmospheric interception of medium-range missiles or enemy aircraft. The THAAD complex uses the so-called concept of “kinetic interception” – only the kinetic energy of the hardware unit is used to hit the target, there is no dedicated warhead. Due to the high kinetic energy of the hardware unit, the THAAD complex is more effective against various high-speed air bodies than the Patriot air defense system.