And given how there are few anti-ballistic missile defense systems out there as effective as the THAAD, more billions are now poured into the weapon developed by Lockheed Martin. THAAD stands for ...

The move comes after the Missile Defense Agency awarded Lockheed a $2.8 billion recompete contract to develop the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, weapon system in January.

There is $1.5 billion included for PAC-2 and PAC-3 munitions and MM-104 Patriot batteries, $1.4 billion for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, and another $1 billion to build Aegis ...

The number of THAAD systems and interceptors would also increase, should the bill pass. The legislation would authorize $1.4 billion to “accelerate the production and fielding of the [THAAD ...

THAAD is designed to stop incoming missiles in their terminal, or descent, phase of flight, while Aegis makes its intercept in the mid-course phase, outside Earth’s atmosphere, before the ...

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded a major contract to develop the next-generation Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, a critical move to enhance the nation’s missile ...

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin a follow-on development contract for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System. The indefinite delivery/indefinite ...

He said the existing military defense systems, such as the THAAD missile defense battery and Navy Aegis-equipped vessels, focus solely on military assets and do little to protect Guam’s civilian ...

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Lockheed Martin a follow-on development contract for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system, with a potential value of $2.8 ...

CONCORD -- Concord kept the pressure on Springport in Thursday’s Big 8 girls basketball game, and by forcing 25 turnovers in the game, with 11 steals, the Yellowjackets turned the defense into ...