US missile defense positions in the South Korean province of Kensan Namdo
On Tuesday, representatives of the US Armed Forces and the Republic of Korea reported on the deployment of the first battery of the American anti-missile defense system THAAD on combat duty, reports bmpd.
The battery is deployed in Sondju in the central part of South Korea (Kensan-Namdo province). It consists of radar AN / TPY-2. Machinery arrived on the peninsula in March this year.
In total, two batteries will be deployed in the republic. According to the official version, the THAAD system is installed to deal with North Korean ballistic missiles.
"According to some reports, the deployed battery is one of the" elite "and oldest artillery units of the US Army - the battery" A "of the 2-th anti-aircraft artillery regiment, which is part of the 11 brigade of air defense (management in Fort Bliss)," says in the publication.
The battery is deployed in Sondju in the central part of South Korea (Kensan-Namdo province). It consists of radar AN / TPY-2. Machinery arrived on the peninsula in March this year.
In total, two batteries will be deployed in the republic. According to the official version, the THAAD system is installed to deal with North Korean ballistic missiles.
"According to some reports, the deployed battery is one of the" elite "and oldest artillery units of the US Army - the battery" A "of the 2-th anti-aircraft artillery regiment, which is part of the 11 brigade of air defense (management in Fort Bliss)," says in the publication.
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