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The THAAD Program supports more than 18,000 direct and indirect jobs across the United States. Since 2018, we’ve hired more than 4,000 employees to meet the needs of our growing business, including new contracts and increased production, of our Missiles and Fire Control line of business.

The program includes more than 280 suppliers in 40 states—many of which are small- and medium-sized businesses. With a projected service life measured in decades, this work will continue for many years to come.

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THAAD in Flight

The Missile Defense Agency and Lockheed Martin conducted a successful flight test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, HI. This flight test was THAAD's seventh intercept to date and proved the system's ability to intercept a unitary target in the low endo-atmosphere.

THAAD in Action

Lockheed Martin successfully conducted a developmental flight test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense.
The U.S. Army has activated four THAAD batteries.
THAAD flight tests are operated by U.S. Army soldiers.
THAAD achieved its first Salvo intercept of two THAAD interceptors against one complex separating target.
THAAD weapon system consists of launchers, interceptors, a radar, a fire control unit and THAAD-specific support equipment.
Lockheed Martin's THAAD weapon system achieves first successful intercept of a separating target.
The U.S. Army delivered the first battery to the warfighter in 2009.

Missile Defense Agency's THAAD Video

September 10, 2013 - Two THAAD interceptors and a Standard-Missile 3 Block IA missile were launched resulting in the intercept of two near-simultaneous medium-range ballistic missile targets. The test, designated Flight Test Operational-01 (FTO-01), demonstrated the ability of the Aegis BMD and THAAD weapon systems to function in a layered defense architecture.

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