11K views · 61 reactions | Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) plays a vital role in the United States' strategy to establish a comprehensive, multi-tiered ballistic missile defense network. This missile can reach a peak speed of about eight times the speed of sound, placing it in the “hypersonic” category. | Interesting Engineering | Facebook

3K views · 57 reactions | Defending the Marianas from enemy threats. KUAM heads up north to an area called "Site X." It's the location of the terminal high-altitude area defense system (THAAD). Soldiers there keeping watch give us an exclusive look at the defense system as tensions in the region continue with foreign nations like North Korea. | KUAM News | Facebook

Four more rocket launchers for the US-backed Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system were deployed on Thursday morning in Seongju, some 300 kilometers south of Seoul, amid local protests. | CGTN