US to deploy its THAAD anti-missile system in Israel in view of threat from Iranian regime

The Pentagon announced this Sunday that it will deploy a high-altitude anti-missile system and its US military contingent to Israel to help its ally defend itself. of possible attacks by the Iranian regime, Amidst increasing tension in the Middle East.

By order of the US President, Joe BidenSecretary of Defense, lloyd austinAuthorizes the deployment of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) batteries and associated contingents of U.S. military personnel to Israel to help strengthen Israel’s air defenses following Iran’s unprecedented attacks against Israel on April 13 and again on October 1. to be done. Pentagon Press Secretary pat riderIn a statement.

“This action underscores the United States’ strong commitment to defending Israel and Americans in Israel against any further ballistic missile attack by Iran,” the Pentagon said in the statement.

The anti-missile system consists of two self-propelled rocket launchers, a command control and a radar.

Israel has had a radar system linked to THAAD since 2012, But this is the first time that a complete missile battery with interceptors has been deployed in the country.

Before official confirmation, and following information published in the press, the Iranian regime’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchiwarned the United States this Sunday that it would put its troops “at risk” in the face of this maneuver.

“The United States is sending record numbers of weapons to Israel. Now he is endangering their lives by deploying his troops to Israel to deflect American missile systems,” the Persian Foreign Minister said in a message posted on his account on the social network X.

“We have made tremendous efforts in recent days to prevent open war in our region, (but) I say this clearly “We have no red lines when it comes to protecting our people and their interests,” He added.

More than two weeks ago, the Israeli military launched a sustained bombing campaign against southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs, known as Dahaye, a stronghold of the terrorist group Hezbollah.

The conflict worsened with an Israeli ground offensive into southern Lebanon on 1 October, as well as intensified Israeli bombardment of the neighboring country.

Israel, for its part, assured that it would respond to the October 1 attack, when Iran launched about 200 projectiles, including ballistic missiles, against Israeli territory and, taking Israel’s response lightly, the United States for the next Studying defensive sources. Retaliation wave, for example with the missile batteries of the THAAD system.

A congressional report last April reported that the United States has seven batteries of the THAAD defense system, which is supposed to complement the Patriot system, only with a longer range, between 150 and 200 kilometers. Each battery consists of six truck-mounted shuttles with 48 interceptors, radios and radar and requires 95 soldiers to operate.

The Terminal High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) system was developed by Lockheed Martin Company in the United States and is equipped with projectile launchers Capable of intercepting ballistic missiles in their final stages at a cost of US$800 million per battery.

can attack with missiles At a distance of up to 200 kilometers and an altitude of 40 to 150 kilometers.

In its first phase, THAAD-infused radars detect the threat and identify the target.

The order reaches nine launchers and batteries of interceptor missiles, up to 72 per section, These are issued as per need

The conventional detonation then destroys the ballistic missile in flight.