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Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)

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Manufacturer:Lockheed Martin Space SystemsIntroduced: 2008|Status: active|Origin: United States

STRATEGICSPEC // THAAD

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)

FIREPOWER

N/A

MOBILITY

N/A

PROTECTION

N/A

SENSORS

N/A

COMBAT VALUE

N/A

UNIT COST

N/A

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typeair-defense

Categorystrategic

Country🇺🇸United States

ContractorLockheed Martin Space Systems

Statusactive

Generation5 Generation

Introduced2008

Service StatusActive

Data SourceIISS Military Balance / Official Specifications

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

50/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

50/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length6.17 m

Width0.34 m

Height0.34 m

Weight900 kg

Crew4 personnel

Max Speed10,100 km/h

Range200 km

Ceiling150,000 m

PowerplantSingle-stage solid propellant rocket motor with thrust vectoring

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

PRIMARY WEAPON

Hit-to-Kill exoatmospheric and endoatmospheric kinetic kill vehicle

SECONDARY WEAPONS

AN/TPY-2 X-band forward-based / terminal transportable radar (2,000 km range)

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarNONE

Visual Detection Only

Fire Control (FCS)MANUAL

Direct Aiming Optics

Radar Warning (RWR)NONE

No Dedicated RWR

ECM SuiteNONE

Standard Decoys Only

Thermal & FLIRNONE

Optical Day Vision Only

Sonar SuiteN/A

N/A (Non-Naval)

Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet

MIB AUDIT

PRIME CONTRACTOR85% WORKSHARE

RTX Corporation🇺🇸

PROPULSION SYSTEM🇺🇸

Solid Rocket Motor / Ramjet PropulsionVendor: Aerojet RocketdyneThrust/Power: High-Thrust Solid Booster

RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇺🇸

Active Phased Array Guidance SeekerManufacturer: Raytheon TechnologiesArchitecture: RF / Radar Seeker

PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇺🇸

High-Explosive Blast Fragmentation / Kinetic WarheadVendor: Lockheed MartinPayload: Guided Interceptor Warhead

SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇺🇸

Dual-Mode Infrared / Millimeter-Wave SeekerVendor: Analog Devices

SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇹🇼

TSMCNode: 7nm High-Reliability Rad-Hard

Passive Armor & Countermeasures

SURVIVABILITY

Armor Compositioncomposite

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Satellite UplinkNo

Tactical Data LinkStandard

Military EncryptionCommercial

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase CostN/A

Annual Operating CostN/A

Annual Maintenance CostN/A

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

N/A

Mobility

N/A

Protection

N/A

Sensors

N/A

Reliability

N/A

Maintainability

N/A

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceIISS Military Balance / Official Specifications

Last Verification Date2026-10-10