BAE Systems has announced recently that they delivered their thousandth infrared sensor to Lockheed Martin for integration on the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor missile, achieving an important production milestone.
The THAAD sensor provides crucial detection and guidance abilities that help protect the United States and their global allies from ballistic missiles.
BAE Systems has designed and produced innovative infrared technology for the THAAD interceptor since the program’s inception.
Driven by the company’s advanced sensor technology, the THAAD interceptors engage ballistic missiles and can destroy warheads kinetically both inside and outside the atmosphere.
The THAAD is a highly effective defense system against short, medium, and intermediate-range ballistic missile threats. Its search system uses innovative sensors to identify and engage targets and direct interceptors towards incoming targets.
BAE Systems’work on the THAAD sensor is carried out at the company’s cutting-edge facilities in Nashua, New Hampshire, and Endicott, New York.
Source: BAE Systems
Photo credit: @US Department of Defense (US DoD)
