Missile Defense Agency - Terminal Phase Defense

Terminal Phase Defense

  • Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)
  • PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3)
  • Arrow missile, a joint effort between the U.S. and Israel
  • Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), co-developmental program of the United States Department of Defense, Germany and Italy.

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