Bolstering Israel's defences: US to send 'THAAD' missile defence system

The Pentagon has confirmed the Biden administration is planning to send a missile defence system to Israel to protect against any Iranian threats.
It also says US troops will be deployed to operate the system, known as “THAAD”.
The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense requires 95 soldiers to operate.
It is highly effective in shooting down short, medium and intermediate-range ballistic missiles. It can hit targets as far as 200 kilometres away.
It consists of six truck-mounted launchers, 48 interceptors, radio and radar equipment.
The United States previously deployed a THAAD battery to Israel in 2019 for training and an integrated air defence exercise.
Al Jazeera's Defence Editor Alex Gatopoulos explains.
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[@joostroeters9087]

The US as the primary tumor keeps feeding it’s metastasis.

[@dexterjulian6198]

Iran the primary problem in the middle east keeps feeding it's terrorist allies

[@brucefale6132]

Get over it

[@5050toms]

Oh…really???.

[@wardoct]

terrorist supporter detected

[@joostroeters9087]

@@brucefale6132 never ignore a malign process.

[@abubakarabdi-f2w]

America officially enters the war

[@Lynn-i2w]

They have been in it. A war against civilians.

[@naif8188]

Vietnam enters too

[@tonyfincham6126]

America can’t help itself from pocking its nose in to other countries wars .The rest of the N.A,T,O.Countries should keep out .

[@havalinSaron]

Dont care about vietnam

[@joostroeters9087]

@@abubakarabdi-f2w without the US there wouldn’t have been a war.

[@zabikhilloazimov4919]

If US troops in Ukraine it’s called direct involvement in war. But if it’s in Israel it’s called DEFENCE?! What a standard!!!

[@gwenandersen6803]

can you not read? they will operate missile defence system

[@zabikhilloazimov4919]

@@gwenandersen6803 what a genius answer huh? What’s the difference? They’re fighting with Israel or just sitting?

[@shayistas6607]

​@@gwenandersen6803you lack info.

[@804MRMAN]

​@@gwenandersen6803They will not operate that system! Because that system is coming with 100 troops which is what it takes on total to run the THAAD system. Not mention the US isn't dumb, they don't want Israel or anyone else re-engineering their technology

[@thomaskristensen3201]

USA the land of war crimes worldwide and dobbelt standart fore wars and war crimes worldwide.

[@AhmedOfficial32]

US should give them a state in USA they will be safe there

[@lizzie-j5z]

@AhmedOfficial Islamists are very envious of Jews. Is it because of the Jewish woman who unalived ur profit?😆😆

[@hamzamohiuddin973]

@@lizzie-j5z No one wants to be like dead like jews

[@areysart2208]

They will when things get serious.

[@ssebunyanicholas3118]

Ur stupid u pig

[@shekuahmaddansoko]

@@AhmedOfficial32 yeah for sure not in The Palestinians' land.

[@Taai2024]

Dont cry when Russian send s500 to iran😂

[@kevinn.1746]

and don't cry when the iron beam is installed 😅😅😅.

[@keymarkcreatives3740]

they haven't even STOPPED Ukrainian S L O W E R UAV...

[@DARLINGTON-dn6ex]

dont cry when the s500 dont work

[@basedbarman]

Russia won't send S500 to iran. They are still pending deliveries of S400 to India which will be completed by 2025. Moreover RUSSIA knows once IDF and America send ayotollah to his manufacturer allah, those S500 will be siezed by IDF and send to america for inspection and re-engineering 😂

[@MuhammadSarfraz-l7g]

@@DARLINGTON-dn6ex nothing works when it's overwhelmed with hundreds of missiles that too hypersonic ones, how many are they gonna install there? One? Two? What david's sling and arrow systems couldn't stop, THAAD won't be able to stop either.

[@enderoeg]

Sponsered by US taxpayers✔️

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

Who can't even get money disbursed for them fast enough in the event of a natural disaster emergency.

[@abyrahman6610]

Israel: Iron Dome is impenetrable! Also Israel: we need THAAD! 😂

[@anshuraj4277]

U ppl r literally destroyed

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

They needed THAAD because the Iron Dome wasn't CHAD enough

[@priscillahauzel3561]

Iran can't even developed one

[@seckownshop]

​@@priscillahauzel3561do you know the Bavar system defense? Certainly not 😂

[@ericjayfederizo3549]

Moslems xmas

[@michaeltucker35]

Send what you want it didn't help Iran's last attack!

[@SHAMzila85]

Uncle Sam sent more ammunition to its spoilt child , sounds abit desperate, quick reminder the Houthis took out state of the art drones made by the US

[@zainzoala1083]

😂 US is slowly getting exposed, it is all their fight . And some people are still like , why are Arab states not waking up and defending themselves from Netanyahu . Well all the expensive US made old toys they have will have even no GPS & supply will immediately stop if they try . And don’t forget Netanyahu is protected supported with whatever he needs from latest technology weapons fighter jets to air defence systems to veto . And enjoys more support than the US citizens even from both political parties .

[@abhishekpandey3244]

Cuz Arab states did go to war against Israel and got totally humiliated! They also helped Palestinians and were stabbed in the back by them(Black September in Jordan). Eventually they realised the way forward is peace and not war with Israel. And look, the ones who made peace are happy. The ones who didn't... well!

[@gffgff-w9w]

Why don't the jews make Israel in Australia? Australia is a big country with lots of waste land to accomodate the jews. And there will be no threat of rocket and missile attacks.

[@Shroooms]

tell me you know nothing of religion or history without telling me

[@gwenandersen6803]

what a comment bro, how old are you

[@xaisai1]

He's a aljazeera supporter clearly he's a idiot

[@loudmouthdiaries5188]

Is this a dumb bot? Do you know how old the Jewish civilization is?

[@trx4fridi_yt]

😂😂​@@gwenandersen6803

[@anneanne9009]

Yuck! America can't elect Kamala, too many war crimes.

[@Zlaland]

Wait for Trump

[@richardturner1063]

This is all Biden not Kamala she is the VP.

[@anneanne9009]

@@Zlaland It can't get any worse cab it? Trump is obnoxious, it will be hard for western leaders to stand by him. He's corrupt and easily paid off. China, Saudi and Russia want this to stop.

[@MY_GAMETUBE]

Because israel lost some missile batteries 2 weeks ago in the iranian attack.

[@Ka1_SmileAway]

Fight on the ground like a soldier…cowards

[@user-wq9eg3nm4c]

Okay- Iran: how do you suggest an Israeli ground war could be implemented...

[@ericjayfederizo3549]

They've been since the beginning of this war. Your friends khamas hiding tunnels and civilians.

[@MoustaphaCamara-bl4uw]

Thaad will not detect any hypersonic missile due to her speed so Thaad will be useless against Iranian most advance ICBM hypersonic

[@matthewdolan5831]

Iran has 70,000 missiles capable of reaching Israel on hand, note.

[@keymarkcreatives3740]

no one knows how much Israel have.... but woon you will... 😂😂😂😂

[@basedbarman]

Source ?

[@5050toms]

Send something through post office 🏤 please 🙏

[@Aminur48]

Id be so annoyed if my taxes went to this fake state

[@basedbarman]

You are a muslim 😂

[@Aminur48]

@@basedbarman congratulations, you can read and recognize Muslim names..

[@IlikeShekels]

@@basedbarman And you are a hindu shekel slave.

[@topgeethings]

Just like the iron dome, the thaad will be overwhelmed

[@user-ed2nd2fs3u]

Why don't you say how much it costs, 1.5 billion dollars not counting the missiles used

[@tobia5267]

The United States has a multi-trillion dollar war machine. This is peanuts. The sheer wealth and power of that nation is absurd

[@keymarkcreatives3740]

Western and CIVILIZED lives are E X P E N S I V E... TerrorISLAM lives are C H E A P.

[@karim020]

What if they decide to rain a barrage of hypersonic missiles on you?

[@kevinn.1746]

Iron beam?

[@discovery5117]

American citizens tax spending in war not in flood....

[@TheENDAmac]

A waste of our taxes

[@davidwhitehouse2162]

I remember the public protests to the Vietnam war, and the effect it had on the American government. How will the government react now, if and when American military personnel become casualties if the war escalates due to Netanyahu's manic one upmanship. If he persists in attacking Iran and they respond by sending missiles to Israel, those American service people may well get caught in Netanyahu's folly. Can Biden continue lying to tell the American public that Iran is the aggressor, will his subterfuge over Israel convince all to accept casualties for Netanyahu's war and forget the dead of Gaza.

[@user-venom450]

Barry Iran 😂😂

[@Vorname_Nachnahme]

*_THAAD_* doesn't change much on the ground if against 1.000+ iranian missiles. It's a relative new system and is there for test purpose and corresponding data collection.

[@MrChand12]

We don't want our US Troops getting caught in middle of War which is not ours COME ON MAN how many more Soldiers we have to loose 😢😢 INSTEAD OF STOPPING THE WAR LETS JUST SEND TROOPS COMPLETE NONSENSE

[@kevinn.1746]

Because Israel isn't just fighting for itself, Israel is on the front lines for the entire West!

[@gwenandersen6803]

@@MrChand12 are you mentally ok? its for defensive, those terrorist are fireing missile to kill people and us sending troop to protect them, not to go in war

[@MrChand12]

@@gwenandersen6803 I get you point but it's not OUS WAR like dude we are soooo far away from there why not Take care of Our Own County and help the Poor and Create Peace Deal not more Weapons Peace is what I believe in no one is right here not you not me God Bless Us All 🙏❤️😭

[@NoelInnocentBOHUI]

​​@@gwenandersen6803, are you mentally ok? Why would so many people decide to put their lifes into danger by throwing bombs to you? Have you questioned your own behavior before?

[@MrChand12]

@@NoelInnocentBOHUI why are you arguing with me dude lol I want a Stimulus check lmaooo 🤣 I don't want money going to Wars and our Troops going to War are you joking man

[@petrusromanus3790]

Iron dome has become "Israel tomb" so they need THAAD.

[@user-wq9eg3nm4c]

Basically true. So?

[@QWERDQ_]

Iran is using the law of large number 😂

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

A single projectiles of these air defense system costs enough to feed many American families that need help after the hurricanes. But the 51st state has to come first

[@slickperspective2745]

Info from the web: The cost of a *THAAD* (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) missile system can vary, but it's generally quite expensive due to its advanced technology. Each THAAD missile unit costs around *$1 million* or more. The entire THAAD system, including the launcher, radar, and support equipment, can cost *billions of dollars*.

[@earscat8229]

Money that's meant for United States taxpayers infrastructure

[@ecaltroyer]

My calculation was the Iranian missile reach a speed of 12000kmh to reach Israel in roughly 12 minutes so THAAD should be able to out run it roughly 20000Kmh

[@804MRMAN]

Did you calculate 200 vs 48, and it takes 25 minutes to reload?

[@ecaltroyer]

@@804MRMAN it’s an estimate but if the THAAD should have such range

[@mengreat6982]

Thaad= Tamed with Iran made special drones later

[@shalom9844]

Imagine Russian countering Israel missile directed to Iran without entering the war legally.

[@3311atl]

Those people who claimed wanted peace

[@user-wq9eg3nm4c]

All sides involved have to want peace or at least a non threatening co existence

[@Vorname_Nachnahme]

Iran has missiles with detachable warheads which the latter has it's own engine and can go it's own way if detached willfully or if the main rocket is destroyed. Also this can fool radars because the warhead suddenly takes a different path then the ballistic path of the main rocket. Which might be initiated shortly before reaching the target and therefore being hard to intercept.

[@saeedhussein3323]

Despite your previous overstated analysis of the Israel air defence as the best in the world and as battle proven and the Americans appreciation of the Professionalism of the IDF, simply it seems now as the Iranian attack is getting a little more sophisticated and with the fear of what they may have in their arsenal they are a little doubtful of the capability of the domestic Israel air defence systems (even with a help from many allies) and a little more afraid too. 🇮🇷🚀🚀🚀

[@philipejem3614]

We will soon find out if Iran can take a hit from Israel. If Iran air defense exists or works

[@topgeethings]

meaning the iron was a fuss 😂😂

[@mokkymiah2742]

So the three multi billion dollar defence systems Israel already has is not enough? 😂😂😂😂

[@dbcooper8741]

That is a very expensive system...looks like the American public will have to do double shifts after this...

[@drsmmalik7049]

Iranian threats ?? Israel is self sufficient??

[@poluticon]

Good. Thank you, US.

[@syedferozshah6558]

Every evil technologies will be failed. Holy Allah is powerful

[@ap-pt5gg]

U.S to send American casualties

[@300_spartansoldier5]

What u think would happen to Iran if they attack American troops?

[@CHANGER147]

😂😂 I thought they said their air defense was the best in the world😅😅

[@daisychainsmusicpublishing4789]

And the nuclear submarine is on standby if that doesn't work...diplomacy is too hard apparently

[@ibrahimabah4555]

The correction of US🇺🇸 is heartbreaking 💔❌❌❌

[@Vorname_Nachnahme]

I guess in Iran maybe russian S400 systems are installed. Similar to THAAD but 17.000km/h rockets vs. ~10.500km/h of THAAD and with active radar in the rockets and additionally being able to take out fighterjets.

[@CombatTV506]

US taxpayers are being screwed 😂😂😂

[@ethanrichardson126]

a bold- strategic- meaningful step on the right path, always has been! it weakens the plans of totalitarian evil offensively and defensively! but expected to be strongly opposed by Al Jazeera's bots on youtube comment section 😂

[@sahmadi3621]

Now Iran must use different technology To scape that air defence system Iran must perduce missiles to the speed of light

[@fleckWS]

Iran will want to test this

[@nomad7734]

Waste of our tax money... geez.

[@arch2u442]

Mostly now they are playing low altitude drone or missile. hardly can be detected as they look like bird flying low altitude, so its useless

[@ferozakhtarsaifee2900]

So USA is now on ground to defend Israel and taking part in this War

[@Kensamana]

even before Iran missile attacted US has already deployed arrow and other air defense system to Israeli.

[@himalayasstories]

3 protection systems failed and send more😂

[@user-wq9eg3nm4c]

This was published in Israeli media some days ago. I hope it works- when it comes to that.

[@antipnmy6109]

Lol I thought Arrow 3 have more advanced system and missile tht capable to intercept incoming ballistics missile under mach15, while THAAD missile only capable to intercept missile below Mach10 😂

[@aliakbarali1469]

Capability of THAAT will be test soon. wait !🇮🇩

[@Tonyrg1988]

Just call it the Thic system. And make sure its thic.

[@ramd4392]

👍✨✌️👌✨👍

[@loudmouthdiaries5188]

This analyst gave efficient and unbiased answer. Will Ajazerra like that?

[@2616..8]

😂😂😂 iron dome

[@cresbery3304]

US THAAD is one of the world best. No country can match it. THAAD is already proved in Ukraine war. Iron Domes are dead and gone already.

[@KMZammy]

You meant to say iran could send t Hamas and Hezbollah but US can't....

[@TheUmyth]

In this case, you have been accepted as Israel is america's proxy.😅

[@erichansen3641]

AIDING AND ABETTING the enemy much, United States? "Much too much." -- Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, When Nature Calls.

[@toreduceriskof]

I thought the shot down all the Iranian rockets?

[@queenbee587]

This is all out of control…

[@GGG-th4nn]

The cookies gonna crumble

[@DownBetterBelieve]

why israel just didnt buy thaad

[@TheMak1S]

Daddy sam to the rescue again.

[@DouahaVangpor]

this is the last tool to handle iran missile

[@Yash14486]

Its showtime Thaad vs Iranian missiles

[@sigvardronnholm]

I feel sorry for the American people, what waste of money/.

[@ABDB85]

Actual feel sorry for IRAN. 180 rockets did nothing. Israel has not fired one, notice Israel attacks with intelligence.

[@arcasb]

Then you feel screwed like someone like Zelensky.

[@seckownshop]

Israël, the us proxy 😂

[@eyoomansur5241]

Couldn’t do much in Saudi Arabia

[@Ras-c5m]

They send it 2 isnotreal online 2 see if it work inreal attack

[@hassanabdi2960]

😂😂😂😂Let us wait & see, its action against Supersonic missiles...I doubt it will work against supersonic ballistic Missiles made by China, from Russia & Iran.

[@RomeoRizala]

wait and see until israel retaliate to iran lets see what their missile can do to protect their country😂😂😂

[@Daughter_of_hades_]

Its mean something bigger is going to happen...

[@ronaldalano4748]

We Love America...Godbless America Israel🙏❤️💪

[@mdshadab6272]

It's all test here and failed

[@MamunurRashid-qp3jk]

Truthfully news channel ❤❤❤❤❤aljazeera❤❤❤

[@mdshamimshamim7585]

U S main criminal

[@JACOBISRAEL-xb9jv]

GOD BLESS OUR MIGHTY ISRAEL🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱❤️🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

[@tbtruth-ds8wt]

I am scared of one thing. US coming to Israel and then hit by Iranian attack or third party attack (?)and then US got reasons to join the conflict and then ww3....? Just curious 🤔

[@ABDB85]

IRAN where is your sense ????? Pls if you have family in IRAN let them leave now. Isreal always attack with intelligence.

[@khalidibrahim4308]

Shut up please

[@habeebmohamed296]

COWARD.

[@shaydan1943]

Don't

[@MosesFineanganofo]

💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@infinityinfosys5622]

It means that who is the main culprit and who doesn't want 🕊️ peace talk.?..? ?.

[@andrewlink537]

🥱🥱🥱

[@dramalover8965]

America save her son dog

[@user-wq9eg3nm4c]

It's an alliance. Are you opposed to other alliances in the region as well?

[@CirtizaBoy]

Islamic ayatollah fault he is old now,,,,,,

[@jimmysmith5418]

🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@josephbwire8692]

Why not send that to Ukraine...

[@Cohen364]

🇮🇱💓🇺🇸🇮🇱💓🇺🇸🇮🇱💓🇺🇸

[@Hiho-p9x]

those will support Israel will be blessed by God. and those who will curse Israel will be cursed by God. Genesis <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="723">12:3</a> I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you

[@media1166]

😂😂 those who support israel blessed by America

[@media1166]

@@therese-c2r why not son of Trump or Biden. While its yes to son of Mary

[@Hiho-p9x]

Palestine must establised state in Iran.. or in Egypt wide land to utilized. UN help to build palestine there

[@nuaimahmed7620]

So Zionist nazis can steal more land?