Tag Archives: THAAD

The U.S. and South Korea have made an alliance decision to deploy a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system on the Korean Peninsula amid North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile tests. The Defense Department said Thursday U.S. and South Korea have engaged in consultations since February to discuss the feasibility of using THAAD to protect South …

Defense Department Secretary Ashton Carter has said at the Council of Foreign Relations in New York that the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system in South Korea will push through, Reuters reported Friday. David Brunnstrom writes Carter added that China, which has raised concerns over the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense deployment, should …

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. David Mann believes fielding Terminal High Altitude Area Defense systems to the Korean Peninsula can help defend U.S. allies in the region against North Korea’s missile threats, the Army News Service reported Friday. C. Todd Lopez writes Mann, chief of the Army Space and Missile Defense Command, said last week U.S. and South …

The Defense Department and South Korea have begun talks to consider potential deployment of a U.S.-made anti-ballistic missile system as part of security efforts on the Korean peninsula, Yonhap News reported Wednesday. Chang Jae-soon writes Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told House Armed Services Committee members during a hearing Tuesday that DoD and …

Navy Vice Adm. James Syring said the Missile Defense Agency plans to allocate $1.3 billion of its $7.46 billion budget request for fiscal year 2015 toward homeland defense, including a purchase of ground-based interceptor missiles to beef up MDA’s fleet, the American Forces Press Service reported Thursday. The press service …

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency had its third failed intercept test of a missile defense system in five years but it is not stopping the Pentagon from deploying missile defense and radar systems across Asia, according to a Defense News article. Paul McLeary writes that there will be an estimated …

The Pentagon is deploying the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System (THAAD) to Guam in order to safeguard against a possible North Korean nuclear attack. The ballistic missile defense system being sent to the region is in addition to the bombers, stealth fighters and ships which have already been deployed, according to the New …