The US Army has activated its second defensive weapon terminal high-altitude area defence (THAAD) battery system at Fort Bliss Texas.

THAAD is the only defensive weapon specifically designed to intercept incoming ballistic missiles inside and just outside the Earth’s atmosphere.

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As an element of the integrated ballistic missile defence system, the battery provides protection to deployed troops and other important assets from short to medium-range ballistic missiles in the terminal or final phase of flight.

The battery consists of THAAD interceptors, launchers, a fire control and communications unit and radar.

The activation followed several years of rigorous testing, designed to push the system into increasingly stressful and operationally realistic scenarios.

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THAAD was developed by the US Missile Defense Agency, a joint service organisation within the Department of Defense. First THAAD battery was activated at Fort Bliss in May 2008.

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