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The US THAAD stands for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense which is an anti-ballistic missile defense system designed to shoot down short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase by intercepting with a hit-to-kill approach. The S-400 also known as the SA-21 Growler is an anti-aircraft weapon system developed in the 1990s by Russia's Almaz Central Design Bureau as an upgrade of the S-300 family. It has been in service with the Russian Armed Forces since 2007. Both are powerful missile system which are unique in its own way. THAAD operates in a unique battle space intercepting both endo- and exo-atmospheric short-to-intermediate range ballistic missiles. The THAAD interceptor carries no warhead, but relies on its kinetic energy of impact to destroy the incoming missile. While the S-400 carries a direct explosion warhead.
The S-400 Triumph can destroy Tomahawk cruise missiles and other types of missiles and can also detect stealth aircraft. Exact how effective is this stealth objects detection capability is not known. The S-400 can detect other targets at all altitudes of their combat employment and at maximum ranges. This air defense missile system can simultaneously engage 36 targets. While the THAAD system has maintained a 100% success rate over its last 16 intercept tests since the beginning of production. The system used a government-developed remote launcher kit in its 16th attempt in August 2019, for the first time, to extend the range of the defended area.
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