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Report: U.S. Deploys Additional THAAD Missile Defense Battery in Israel
(Ynet News) Lior Ben Ari - The U.S. has transferred an additional THAAD missile defense battery to Israel, as well as two Patriot missile batteries, the Saudi-owned Al-Hadath news channel reported Saturday. THAAD is a platform with capabilities similar to Israel's Arrow system. Brig.-Gen. (res.) Zvika Haimovich, former head of Israel's air defense array, said, "Each battery comes with dozens of interceptors, significantly adding to Israel's firepower. We saw about 200 intercepts during the last barrage from Iran, up from around 100 in April. We can expect even more in future scenarios involving Iran, and this addition improves our chances of defense."