THAAD

China’s New HQ-19 Missile Defense System Might Be Better than America’s Best

At least on paper, China has created a better air defense system than even the mightiest American system. This is a major problem for U.S. forces in the Pacific.

North Korea Celebrated New Years By Launching a Hypersonic Weapon

North Korea’s ambitious weapons programs continue their long march forward, even as South Korea implodes and the United States becomes increasingly distracted. As the world was celebrating the start of a...

THAAD is the Only Defense Against Russia’s Oreshnik Missile

Russia’s hypersonic weapons threat is a true challenge to the United States and its NATO allies. There are no current reliable defensive systems that can stop an incoming, fast, radically maneuvering...

U.S. Missile Defense Is Under Strain

Following the announcement on October 13 that the U.S. military will deploy a battery of Theater High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) missiles to Israel, strains and limitations are beginning to...

THAAD: America’s Very Best Missile Killer in Asia?

The United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) announced the successful Table VIII evaluation of its state-of-the-art Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in Guam earlier this month. The test was conducted by...

Here’s Why the Pentagon Loves the Long-Range Discrimination Radar

The 2023 Missile Defense Agency (MDA) budget is prioritizing defense against hypersonic missiles by funding its now operational Long-Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR), a highly sensitive radar system intended to help...

Here’s 3 Areas Where the South Korean Army Can Improve

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Every military has more needs and capability gaps to be filled than resources or even time. But if the ROK can successfully address the challenges...

Are Europeans Developing Their Own THAAD Anti-Missile Systems?

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Block 2 would amount to a European version of THAAD, except with 360 degree instead of 120 degrees coverage. Notably, Block 2 is described...

Can Border Patrol Technology Protect Overseas Military Bases?

Here’s What You Need to Remember: While the main threat to military facilities may come from enemy ballistic and cruise missiles, it is time to consider the possibility of unconventional attacks...

Three Areas of Improvements for the South Korean Military

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Every military has more needs and capability gaps to be filled than resources or even time. But if the ROK can successfully address the challenges...

Will There Be a European Counterpart to the THAAD?

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Currently, Canada and Switzerland are weighing purchasing the Aster versus the Patriot. Azerbaijan is also rumored to have purchased land-based Asters, and Turkey has reached a preliminary deal to study license-building...

North Korea Wants to Beat U.S. Missile Defenses in a War

As North Korea continues to develop its arsenal of ballistic missiles, it may be increasingly looking to develop the ability to defeat, or at least significantly challenge, regional ballistic missile...