THAAD

THAAD has an operational range of 200 km. Each battery consists of six transporter erector launcher trucks with eight launch tubes each, 48 interceptors, one AN/TPY-2 transportable radar, three control stations, and a crew of 90 soldiers. The control stations connect to the US C2BMC communications system, integrating THAAD into a layered air defense architecture alongside the longer-range Ground-Based Interceptor, the similar-range Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, and shorter-range MIM-104 Patriot.