In a conflict with either country, South Korea would benefit from the potential US deployment of Lockheed Martin's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in the country. With its ...

The US Missile Defense Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin a follow-on development contract, with a ceiling value of up to $2.8bn for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) systems.

Under the contract, Lockheed Martin will be responsible for logistics management, hardware and software development and sustainment, missile and ground repair and return, engineering, and training.

The US successfully shot down a simulated intermediate-range ballistic missile — similar to those being developed by North Korea —using the advanced missile defense system, THAAD. More from ...

A new budget amendment for the U.S. Department of Defense seeks to up missile defense amid a growing North Korean threat. The test is an important first for the THAAD system, but it won't work ...

has begun to deploy its first Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) exoatmospheric ballistic missile interception system, it was revealed during the annual graduation event at the Air ...

China argues that since the bilateral decision between Seoul and Washington to deploy a THAAD battery, North Korean missile tests have expanded and are poised to rise. Thomas Karako, director of ...

The Missile Defense Agency conducted a test in the fourth cycle of its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense boost motor Feb. 13 at Redstone Test Center.

Used in conjunction with THAAD, these systems form a multi-tier theater defense. Currently, the US has committed to field Patriot through 2048. Source: Missile Defense Agency Aegis Ballistic ...