Following the release of satellite images indicating that the AN/TPY-2 X-band mobile radar system from the U.S. Army THAAD anti-ballistic missile system had been destroyed in an Iranian drone strike, an anonymous individual on March 7 posted photos providing confirmation, showing the radar destroyed.
The radar system was stationed at Muwafak Salti Air Base in Jordan.
The destruction of the radar is expected to significantly reduce the utility of THAAD systems to provide defence against Iranian missile attacks.
AN/TPY-2 Radar From THAAD System Destroyed in Engagements with Iranian Forces
The destruction of the AN/TPY-2 follows the successful targeting of multiple missile defence radar systems operated by the U.S. and its strategic partners in the Middle East, including a AN/FPS-132 Block 5 early warning radar located near Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
The radar feeds targeting information to regional air- and missile-defence systems, including THAAD systems in Israel and Jordan.
Unlike Russian air defence systems such as the S-400, which deploy multiple complementary radar types often reaching half a dozen, Western air defence systems including THAAD rely on just a single radar. Thus without the AN/TPY-2, a THAAD battery cannot independently search for or track targets.
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