DESCRIPCIÓN DEL SISTEMA
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense is an American anti-ballistic missile defense system designed to shoot down short, medium, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase.
OPERADORES (5)
FABRICANTE
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INFO DE PRODUCCIÓN
COST$800 million per battery
UNITS BUILT7+ batteries
FIRST FLIGHT1995
VER TAMAÑO COMPLETO
THAAD - Lockheed Martin
VENTAJAS
- Only U.S. system capable of both endo- and exo-atmospheric intercept
- Hit-to-kill technology ensures complete warhead destruction (no fragments)
- AN/TPY-2 radar provides ballistic missile defense and space tracking
- Rapidly deployable; C-17 transportable
- Perfect test record: 16/16 successful intercept tests
DESVENTAJAS
- Cannot intercept targets in terminal phase below ~40 km altitude
- Expensive per battery (~$2B) and per interceptor (~$12M)
- Limited against maneuvering hypersonic threats
- Must be paired with Patriot or other systems for lower-tier defense
ESPECIFICACIONES TÉCNICAS
RADARAN/TPY-2 X-Band (1,000+ Km Detection)
RANGE200+ Km
ALTITUDE150+ Km (Endo- And Exo-Atmospheric)
UNIT COST~$2B Per Battery
INTERCEPTORSingle-Stage Hit-To-Kill (Kinetic)
TEST RECORD16/16 Successful Intercept Tests
COST PER INTERCEPTOR~$12M
INTERCEPTORS PER BATTERY48 (6× Launchers × 8 Missiles)
INTELIGENCIA RELACIONADA6 ARTÍCULOS
defence industry
Lockheed Martin Inicia Construcción de Planta de Interceptores THAAD
25 may 2026
global politics
EE. UU. Desmiente Traslado de Partes de THAAD desde Corea al Medio Oriente
22 abr 2026
defence industry
Irán apunta a radares THAAD/TPY-2: crisis regional de seguridad
20 abr 2026
defence industry
Ejército Planea $19 Mil Millones para Hipersónicos y THAAD
9 abr 2026
conflict
Buscador Infrarrojo del Vehículo de Muerte THAAD Hallado Intacto en Siria
7 abr 2026
global politics
Pentágono firma con BAE y Lockheed para cuadruplicar seekers THAAD
25 mar 2026
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103d ago
The avionics suite on this platform sets a new benchmark for sensor fusion. Integration with other nodes is the key differentiator.
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