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U.S. Army wants THAAD and Patriot units in South Korea to tie up

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The U.S. Army has identified a need to make its THAAD and Patriot air defense units to share a common network and those in South Korea are spearheading the effort.

A patriot missile launcher system part of 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, sits in a training area during the unit’s table gunnery training exercise on Kadena Air Base in Japan, Oct. 19, 2017. (U.S. Army Photo by Capt. Adan Cazarez)
A patriot missile launcher system part of 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, sits in a training area during the unit’s table gunnery training exercise on Kadena Air Base in Japan, Oct. 19, 2017. (U.S. Army Photo by Capt. Adan Cazarez)

If successful, the THAAD’s AN/TPY-2 radar will enable the Patriot missile units to expand their battlespace, Brig. Gen. Randy McIntire explained to Defense News during an interview on Mar. 14.

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