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THAAD Missile Defense System Begins Arriving in South Korea

Monday, March 13th, 2017

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The U.S. military has begun deploying a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System (THAAD) battery to South Korea to protect against North Korean ballistic missiles.The "first elements" of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] system began arriving in South Korea on March 6, according to U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) and U.S. Forces Korea. A video posted online shows two truck-mounted interceptor launchers rolling off a transport plane at a South Korean airport. Besides interceptors and launchers, a THAAD battery includes missile-tracking radar and fire control and…

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