The battery of the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) missile defense system deployed to Israel by the US armed forces has entered combat duty. This was reported by the Israeli state television and radio company Kan. It is expected that the battery will be serviced by about 100 American military personnel.
It will strengthen the air defense and missile defense capabilities of the Jewish state in the event of a missile attack from Iran. On the evening of October 1, Iran launched a massive missile attack on Israel in response to the killings of key individuals in the leadership of Hamas, Hezbollah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (elite units of the Iranian armed forces). Tehran said 90% of the missiles successfully hit their intended targets, but Israel says Iran launched about 180 missiles and most of them were intercepted.
The Israeli General Staff promised to respond to the attack. On October 15, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant promised that Iran would be attacked soon and that this would be a “precise and lethal response.”
On October 13, the US Department of Defense confirmed the dispatch of a THAAD missile defense battery to Israel to counter a potential ballistic missile attack from Iran amid escalating tensions in the region. The ground-based THAAD system is designed to intercept ballistic missile warheads at the final stage of the mid-flight trajectory and when approaching the target.
It will strengthen the air defense and missile defense capabilities of the Jewish state in the event of a missile attack from Iran. On the evening of October 1, Iran launched a massive missile attack on Israel in response to the killings of key individuals in the leadership of Hamas, Hezbollah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (elite units of the Iranian armed forces). Tehran said 90% of the missiles successfully hit their intended targets, but Israel says Iran launched about 180 missiles and most of them were intercepted.
The Israeli General Staff promised to respond to the attack. On October 15, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant promised that Iran would be attacked soon and that this would be a “precise and lethal response.”
On October 13, the US Department of Defense confirmed the dispatch of a THAAD missile defense battery to Israel to counter a potential ballistic missile attack from Iran amid escalating tensions in the region. The ground-based THAAD system is designed to intercept ballistic missile warheads at the final stage of the mid-flight trajectory and when approaching the target.
