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Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), formerly Theater High Altitude Area Defense, is an American anti-ballistic missile defense system, deployed since 2008, designed to intercept and destroy short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase (descent or reentry). The THAAD interceptor carries no warhead, instead…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed | 6,300 mph (2,800 m/s; 10,000 km/h; Mach 8.2) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | Accuracy | Hit-to-kill | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | Designed | 1992–1999 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | Designer | Lockheed | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | Diameter | 13 in (340 mm) (booster) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | Diameter | 15 in (370 mm) (kill vehicle) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | Engine | Single-stage rocket by Aerojet Rocketdyne | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | Flight ceiling | 93 mi (150 km) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | Guidance system | Indium-antimonide imaging infra-red seeker head | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | In service | 2008–present | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | Length | 20 ft 3 in (6.17 m) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | Mass | 2,000 lb (900 kg) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | No. built | At least 12 batteries (8 U.S. Army, 4 foreign operated); at least 632 interceptors as of June 2025 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | Operational range | 120 mi (200 km) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | Place of origin | United States | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | Produced | 2008–present | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | Propellant | Pratt & Whitney solid-fueled rocket | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | Transport | Transporter erector launcher | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | Type | Mobile anti-ballistic missile system | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | Unit cost | US$1.00 billion per battery | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | Unit cost | US$12.6 million per missile (FY2017) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | Used by | United States Army | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | Wars | 2022 Abu Dhabi attack | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | Wars | Twelve-Day War | 1.00 | infobox |
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense | Wars | 2026 Iran war | 1.00 | infobox |
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