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Air defence2008–present
Mobile anti-ballistic missile system
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense is a mobile anti-ballistic missile system originating in United States. It was built by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. Published specifications list mass 900 kg and length 6.17 m; the configuration for each measurement is shown below.
United StatesTechnical data
Mobile anti-ballistic missile system
United States
2008–present
United States Army
2022 Abu Dhabi attack Twelve-Day War 2026 Iran war
Lockheed
1992–1999
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
US$1.00 billion per battery US$12.6 million per missile (FY2017)
2008–present
At least 12 batteries (8 U.S. Army, 4 foreign operated); at least 632 interceptors as of June 2025
2,000 lb (900 kg)
20 ft 3 in (6.17 m)
13 in (340 mm) (booster) 15 in (370 mm) (kill vehicle)
Single-stage rocket by Aerojet Rocketdyne
Pratt & Whitney solid-fueled rocket
120 mi (200 km)
93 mi (150 km)
6,300 mph (2,800 m/s; 10,000 km/h; Mach 8.2)
Indium-antimonide imaging infra-red seeker head
Hit-to-kill
Transporter erector launcher
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 6.17 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 6.17 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 6.17 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
THAAD equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Qatar
Saudi ArabiaAir Defence Forces exact named equipment holdings: THAAD. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIR DEFENCE / Long-range. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
United Arab EmiratesAir Defence exact named equipment holdings: THAAD. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIR DEFENCE / MISSILE DEFENCE. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
United StatesUS Army exact named equipment holdings: THAAD. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIR DEFENCE / Long-range. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
US Army exact named equipment holdings of THAAD. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): AIR DEFENCE / Long-range. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. Source plus sign gives a lower bound of at least 45; no upper bound is invented. Missile-system inventories count launchers or self-propelled launcher systems, not missiles or warheads; no conversion into missile rounds.
Reported count for THAAD. Service scope: United States Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: reserve; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): numbers: 1. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. Cited source 2024-02-12. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for THAAD. Service scope: United States Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): numbers: 7. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. Cited source 2024-02-12. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.