<p>The U.S. Military is sending an advanced anti-missile system to Israel along with a rare deployment of U.S. soldiers inside Israel who are needed to operate the systems.</p>
<p>The Department of Defense announced on Sunday the deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery after Iran fired hundreds of missiles at Israel in April and October</p>
<p>&#8220;The THAAD Battery will augment Israel&#8217;s integrated air defense system,&#8221; the Pentagon said in a statement. &#8220;This action underscores the United States&#8217; ironclad commitment to the defense of Israel, and to defend Americans in Israel, from any further ballistic missile attacks by Iran.&#8221;</p>
<p>The news comes as Israel prepares to retaliate against Iran over their latest attack, firing approximately 180 ballistic missiles at Israel at the start of the month.</p>
<p>After the attack in April, Israel responded with a very limited strike that was intended to send a message rather than cause serious damage.</p>
<p>This time it is widely expected, based on remarks from Israeli officials and assessments from analysts, that Israel is going to respond with significantly greater force.</p>
<p>The THAAD system uses &#8220;hit-to-kill&#8221; technology to destroy incoming missiles and is capable of engaging targets well over 100 miles away.</p>
<p>In the U.S. arsenal, the THAAD &#8220;covers the [U.S. ballistic missile defense] middle tier and defends a larger area than the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System,&#8221; according to congressional research <a href="https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12645/2">documents</a>. &#8220;It complements the Patriot, the Navy&#8217;s AEGIS Missile Defense System, and the Ground-based Midcourse Defense System.&#8221;</p>
<p>A THAAD battery typically consists of &#8220;95 soldiers, six truck mounted launchers, 48 interceptors (eight per launcher), one Army/Navy Transportable Radar Surveillance and Control Mode 2 (AN/TPY-2) radar, and a Tactical Fire Control/Communications component.&#8221;</p>
<p>The system, developed by Lockheed Martin Corporation, was designed to shoot down short-range, medium-range, and limited intermediate-range ballistic missile threats inside or outside the atmosphere during their final (terminal) phase of flight.</p>

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