MDA seeks to double range of THAAD interceptor for homeland defense mission

[F-22Raptor]

The Missile Defense Agency wants to double the range of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system's guided missile in a gambit to bulk up the interceptor -- originally designed to defend against short- and medium-range ballistic missiles -- to foil intercontinental rockets and defend the U.S. homeland against North Korean threats. On April 30, MDA unveiled new details to fold THAAD into a new homeland missile defense architecture by creating an extended-range variant. That move -- if successful --

https://insidedefense.com/daily-new...ge-thaad-interceptor-homeland-defense-mission

 

[Oldman1]

The Missile Defense Agency wants to double the range of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system's guided missile in a gambit to bulk up the interceptor -- originally designed to defend against short- and medium-range ballistic missiles -- to foil intercontinental rockets and defend the U.S. homeland against North Korean threats. On April 30, MDA unveiled new details to fold THAAD into a new homeland missile defense architecture by creating an extended-range variant. That move -- if successful --

https://insidedefense.com/daily-new...ge-thaad-interceptor-homeland-defense-mission