Talk:Terminal High Altitude Area Defense

The Patriot PAC-3 as a missile has a designation as MIM-104. This article, THAAD describes a whole system, including missile, launcher, radar, control systems. The Missile alone should have its own designation - What is the designation of this missile? The radar alone does have its designation shown. Wfoj2 (talk) 23:21, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

mim 401? https://www.dau.edu/cop/ammo/resources/terminal-high-altitude-area-defense-missile-thaad YEEETER0 (talk) 02:02, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

Can anyone cite THAAD missile mass without fuel (or its terminal mass)? Such information should be open, and it would greatly improve the article. ellol (talk) 16:21, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

That information is classified.

That information may be deduced from road and bridge upgrades in Europe to bigger loads. European NATO countries are obliged to adapt their road system and bridges to the loads of new heavy weaponry. Slovakia took 18 years but now they are ready to host bases with heavy stuff. Nearly forgot why I came here, the last sentence is not dated.

In response, a retired Chinese general Wang Hongguang warned that if Taiwan were to start deploying THAAD systems then the People's Liberation Army would start the process to conquer Taiwan.[160]

Can't read the Chinese characters, but when this was said seems relevant to me. 2001:8003:A070:7F00:ED21:4F13:66A6:6702 (talk) 03:08, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

At a CSIS talk, Lt. Gen. Heath Collins, Director of the Missile Defense Agency, named the missile 'Talon': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDe55DKViwc&t=3167s (timestamp 52:47) Phongn (talk) 16:40, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

I don't see any reliable sources supporting that; this seems like a misinterpretation; as Task Force Talon is the name of the forward-deployed THAAD battalion. In any event, a single off-hand reference made in a live setting isn't sufficient here. ⇒SWATJester ^{Shoot Blues, Tell VileRat!} 20:32, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

I've removed the inclusion of the MIM-401 designation as it's not confirmed. See. e.g. here, which claims: "Designation Note: No confirmed formal alphanumeric designation for the THAAD missile is known. While there are a few isolated references in Army logistics and training files to a "Guided Missile, Intercept-Aerial, THAAD MIM-401" and "Guided missile sub-system, intercept-aerial MIM-401B" (and -401C), it is far from certain, that the MDS designator MIM-401 has really been officially allocated to THAAD. The number 401 would be way out of sequence, and DOD MDS records up until mid-2018 don't include any MIM-401 designation. Also, the number is suspiciously close to XM400, the official Army nomenclature for the Patriot PAC-3 MSE missile. It cannot be ruled out, that the THAAD missile was to be designated (X)M401, and that this was somehow semi-officially converted to MIM-401, to look like a regular guided missile MDS."
Given this lack of clarity, it's premature for us to cite MIM-401 as the designation in wikivoice. I'd potentially not be opposed to including it with some sort of qualifier statement, but at that point we should probably not be including it all -- there's simply not enough reliable sources stating with certainty that MIM-401 is the designation and none that I can see that formally announce it. — ⇒SWATJester ^{Shoot Blues, Tell VileRat!} 20:29, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

The infobox section for number produced says “numerous”, really? Is that 2, 3, 50, 100 or more? How does an entry like that appear encyclopedic at all? Does anyone have a source to improve the vernacular here? — TadgStirkland⁴⁰¹ (Tadg^Talk) 08:46, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

The deployments section has gotten huge and trying to read about how thadd has performed is now pretty hard as its buried under various countries names. Other articles have a combat history section and an operators section. I think its time to adopt that? Liger404 (talk) 03:56, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Yes please GA-RT-22 (talk) 15:31, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

Agreed Chufud (talk) 19:21, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

Missile Threat says "There are eight interceptors per launcher. A typical THAAD battery includes 6 launchers, and each launcher takes up to 30 minutes to reload." Congress says "A THAAD battery consists of 90 soldiers, 6 truck mounted launchers, 48 interceptors (8 per launcher)". What does "reload" mean here? If the battery has 8 interceptors per launcher, and the launcher carries 8 interceptors, then there aren't any reloads. All available interceptors are already loaded on the launchers. GA-RT-22 (talk) 11:22, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

Reloading means exactly that -- rearming the launch vehicles with new interceptors. The 8 missiles per launcher refers only to missiles ready to fire, not the total number of missiles carried by the battery. I can't speak to THAAD personally, but from my time with Patriot units, additional interceptors are carried by the battery on support vehicles. Since THAAD units are derived from Patriot troops (same MOS, same training pipeline) I would be shocked if it's any different. ⇒SWATJester ^{Shoot Blues, Tell VileRat!} 22:31, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

Does this news go into 'Future Deployments' section or the 'UAE' section? Probably in the latter, as UAE is receiving new radar and newer sensor nodes Chufud (talk) 20:09, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

Agree the latter makes the most sense. ⇒SWATJester ^{Shoot Blues, Tell VileRat!} 22:33, 25 March 2026 (UTC)