Lockheed Martin has been awarded a US$2.8 billion contract from the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) for a follow-on ...

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin a follow-on development contract for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System.

THAAD's combat debut comes amid an uptick in Houthi missile attacks on Israel. A top American-made air-defense battery deployed to Israel has been used in combat multiple times since it arrived in ...

Lockheed Martin has received a Missile Defense Agency recompete contract worth $2.8 billion to develop the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, weapon system. According to an award ...

The US military also employs Patriot missile batteries, designed to make much lower-altitude intercepts, as the final phase of Guam’s defense. Both the THAAD and Patriot systems have been ...

And given how there are few anti-ballistic missile defense systems out there as effective as the THAAD, more billions are now poured into the weapon developed by Lockheed Martin. THAAD stands for ...

THAAD 6.0: In a move to strengthen the United States missile defence capabilities, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded a contract to the American defence and aerospace manufacturer Lockheed ...

The US deployed a top air-defense battery to Israel in October after a huge Iranian attack. The THAAD system has now been used in combat twice — once in December and another time in January. THAAD's ...