THAAD missile defense system achieves first kill to defend UAE during Houthi attack


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Lockheed Martin example [Terminal high altitude area defense](//www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/11429/one-faulty-part-halted-thaad-interceptor-production-for-four-months) , Or the THAAD system, in the hands of the United Arab Emirates, shot down a ballistic missile during the first recorded successful operational use. The targeted ballistic missile was launched by the Houthi militants during an attack on the “Sensitive Emirati Sites and Facilities” last Monday. [Report in detail](//www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/19624/riyadh-just-came-under-ballistic-missile-attack-resulting-in-these-crazy-videos) At the time. The January 17 attack on the UAE killed three people and injured another six, with the Houthi trajectory. [Cruise missile](//www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/37783/yemens-houthi-rebels-say-they-struck-saudi-oil-facility-with-new-type-of-cruise-missile) , And drones. It was one of the Houthis. ” [Intermediate-range ballistic missile](//www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/19624/riyadh-just-came-under-ballistic-missile-attack-resulting-in-these-crazy-videos) What the THAAD system intercepted [First...