A US-manufactured and supplied Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense battery was reportedly used on Friday morning against a ballistic missile launched by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels towards Israel.
The THAAD battery arrived in Israel in October. At the time, the move was hailed as a step forward in U.S.-Israel military cooperation amid difficult relations between U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
Reuters reported:
A state-of-the-art U.S. military anti-missile system was used in Israel to intercept a projectile for the first time since President Joe Biden deployed the system there in October, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Ta.
The THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System) was used to intercept a projectile from Yemen at some point in the past 24 hours, the person said on condition of anonymity, saying its success would depend on analysis.
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In October, Biden deployed the Lockheed Martin-manufactured THAAD system to Israel with about 100 U.S. soldiers to defend Israel. THAAD is a key part of the U.S. military's multi-layered air defense system and adds to Israel's already strong anti-missile defenses.
But critics argue that the U.S.'s increasingly direct He also pointed out that involvement in Israel's defense could be used by unfriendly regimes.
The move also put American soldiers at risk in the war zone and raised the possibility of further U.S. involvement.
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