MDA has successfully link THAAD and Patriot

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced on Apr. 6 that it has linked the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) and Patriot air defense missiles system so that both can work as an integrated unit.

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or (THAAD) weapon system assigned to Task Force Talon, 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command. Task Force Talon is responsible for the U.S. Army’s first forward deployed Terminal High Altitude Area Defense unit on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 26, 2017. (Photo by Army Capt. Adan Cazarez)

Both systems were deployed at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico and carried out a simulated engagement of a short-range ballistic missile target. Both sets were able to exchange information via tactical data links.