US ‘Killer Missiles’ In China’s Backyard #thaad #patriotmissiledefense #usmilitary

US ‘Killer Missiles’ In China’s Backyard Is Giving Nightmares To Beijing; Why Is PLA Edgy Over THAAD? As per the press release, US Forces Korea (USFK) will be integrating the new equipment with the THAAD missile defense unit located in Seongju, situated around 200 kilometers from Seoul. The MND press release said that the new equipment would enhance “the defense capability of the existing THAAD system to protect the [South] Korean people from the North Korean missile threat and further strengthen the defense capability for core assets.” The press release did not provide details about the new equipment but a day before it was released, around ten vehicles loaded with THAAD-related equipment entered the Seongju base in North Gyeongsang Province, according to a report by Kyunghyang Shinmun, a major South Korean daily newspaper. The vehicles reportedly contained radar, electronic equipment (EEU), and missile transport vehicles, and the equipment is said to be related to the last stage of the USKF’s Joint Emergent Operational Need (JEON) program, aimed at integrating the THAAD system with the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile-defense system. JEON is a three-stage program that integrates the THAAD and the PAC-3 missile-defense systems. The program’s first stage is to separate the launchers from the THAAD battery to enable remote control of the launchers. A full THAAD battery comprises six launchers, a fire-control unit, the THAAD system’s AN/TPY-2 radar, and a support unit. The second stage is to use advanced THAAD radar information to launch Patriot missiles. The third stage aims to integrate the PAC-3 MSE (Missile Segment Enhanced) interceptor of the Patriot missile system into the THAAD launchers.
Integrating Patriot With THAAD.
In March, the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully fired a PAC-3 MSE interceptor from a THAAD system at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The PAC-3 MSE interceptor flew to the intercept point. Subsequently, it self-destructed, demonstrating that the Patriot M903 Launching Stations and PAC-3 MSE interceptors can be deployed with the THAAD Weapon System using only the THAAD radar and TFCC (Fire Control & Communication) for support. The Patriot missile system is a lower-tier surface-to-air (SAM) system produced by Raytheon and Lockheed Martin that can counter tactical ballistic missiles (TBM), cruise missiles, loitering munitions, and advanced aircraft. THAAD is an anti-ballistic missile defense system designed to shoot short, medium, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in their mid-course and terminal phases (descent or re-entry) by intercepting with a hit-to-kill approach. The PAC-3 MSE has an operational range of 40 kilometers and can intercept targets at altitudes of up to 24.2 kilometers. Interceptors from the THAAD system have an operational range of more than 200 kilometers and can hit targets at altitudes up to 150 kilometers. Also, THAAD AN/TPY-2 radar can detect targets farther than the PAC-3 system’s AN/MPQ-65 or AN/MPQ-65A radar. So, the general idea is to use the PAC-3 MSE interceptors and the THAAD system, coupled with the AN/TPY-2 radar, simultaneously for upper and lower defenses.

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