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Ballistic Missile Defense: Information on Theater High
Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) System (Briefing Report, 01/27/94,
GAO/NSIAD-94-107BR).
The estimated cost for the Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)
weapon system is $14.5 billion. The Pentagon plans to buy 1,422 THAAD
missiles, 99 launchers, and 18 radars. The THAAD
demonstration/validation contracts were awarded in 1992, and the program
is scheduled to begin engineering and manufacturing development in 1996
and begin low-rate initial production in 1999. THAAD, the upper tier of
a two-tier theater defense system, is intended to defend against medium-
to long-range theater ballistic missiles. In developing countries, more
than 30 types of theater ballistic missiles are either operational or in
development. The number of countries with longer range theater missiles
is expected to increase.
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REPORTNUM: NSIAD-94-107BR
TITLE: Ballistic Missile Defense: Information on Theater High
Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) System
DATE: 01/27/94
SUBJECT: Ballistic missiles
Advanced weapons systems
Air defense systems
Developing countries
Intercontinental ballistic missiles
Warning systems
Defense procurement
Defense contingency planning
Research and development costs
Defense capabilities
IDENTIFIER: Theater Missile Defense-Ground Based Radar
Patriot PAC-3
SDI Theater High Altitude Area Defense System
Argentina
Brazil
China
Egypt
India
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Libya
North Korea
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
South Korea
Syria
Taiwan
Vietnam
Yemen
Soviet Union
Scud Missile
Patriot Missile System
SDI
Strategic Defense Initiative Program
THAADS
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