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US arsenal depleted? Pentagon warns restocking THAAD, Tomahawk & Patriot stockpiles could take till 2030

The nearly 39-day Iran war has triggered fresh concerns inside Washington over the state of America’s high-end weapons stockpiles, with a new analysis warning that several critical missile systems heavily used during the conflict may take years to rebuild.A report released by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) found that while the United…

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THAAD vs ballistic missiles: Inside the high-stakes US–Iran defence battle in the Middle East

Iran’s Fatah-III short-range ballistic missile; THAAD missile defence system The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has seen the principal actors—the United States-Israel on one side and Iran on the other side—deploy a wide range of weapon systems. The conflict entered its 32nd day on Tuesday, having begun on February 28 with coordinated US-Israeli strikes…

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Big blow to US missile defence: Iran destroys $300mn THAAD Radar System in Jordan

United States’ multi-million radar system was destroyed after Iran struck Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan in the opening days of the war, news agency Bloomberg reported.RTX Corp. AN/TPY-2 radar and support equipment — used by US THAAD missile defence systems — is crucial to directing US missile defence batteries.According to the report, data compiled…

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What is THAAD? The US missile defence system with ‘hit-to-kill’ technology

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday it launched the seventeenth wave of attacks under “Operation True Promise-4”, targeting strategic sites in Israeli-controlled territories that managed to bypass the US-made THAAD missile defence system, one of Washington’s most advanced missile defence systems THAAD, as the war involving Iran, Israel and the United States…

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