Iran Wipes Out $300m US THAAD Missile Defense Radar in Jordan
“Iran Wipes Out $300m U.S. Thaad Missle Defense Radar System In Jordan”
Summary
Iran’s missile strike in early March 2026 destroyed the AN/TPY2 radar component of a U.S. THAAD missile‑defense system deployed in Jordan, a loss valued at roughly $300 million. Satellite imagery and confirmation from U.S. officials reported by major news outlets verify the radar’s destruction.
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- Image of US radar destroyed by Iran in Qatar is AI-generated | Fact Check
Some accounts claimed the image depicted damage to an AN/FPS-132 radar installation monitoring for missiles outside Doha.
- Middle East crisis live: Iranian missiles intercepted over Turkey and Qatar as Israel resumes strikes across Tehran and Beirut
Satellite imagery indicates that the radar used by a US Thaad air defence system at the base in Jordan was damaged or even knocked out by Iranian attacks, one of several apparently hit across the region.
- Vance and Hegseth attend dignified transfer ceremony – as it happened | US-Israel war on Iran | The Guardian
Trump’s Iran war will reinforce North Korea’s view that nuclear weapons are the only path to security ... South Korea cannot stop US forces in the country from redeploying some weapons, President Lee Jae Myung said on Tuesday, after reports that some US Patriot missile defence systems were being sent to the war in the Middle East.
- Terminal High Altitude Area Defense - Wikipedia
In the June 2025, Twelve-Day War, ... prior US military budgets. In early March 2026, in the outbreak of the 2026 Iran war, an Iranian missile strike apparently destroyed a THAAD radar in Jordan....
- Iran destroys the radar systems at the heart of U.S. missile defense – Struggle – La Lucha
With their radars destroyed, the launchers they served cannot function. The math is simple and brutal: The United States entered this war with three THAAD batteries available to defend the Gulf, and Iran has rendered them operationally compromised.
- Radar Bases Linked to US THAAD Systems Hit in Jordan, Saudi Arabia and UAE - Politics Today
Images analyzed from multiple military installations in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar suggest that facilities associated with the high-end Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system were targeted in strikes. ... An infographic titled 'US losses and damage from Iranian attacks' created in Ankara, Turkiye on March 4, 2026. Photo by Anadolu Images. ... atellite imagery indicates that radar systems linked to advanced missile defense networks used by the United States and its regional allies were struck in several Middle Eastern countries during the early days of the ongoing conflict with Iran.
- Iran Update Evening Special Report: March 9, 2026 | ISW
The IDF separately confirmed on March 9 that it conducted airstrikes targeting an “IRGC Drone Command Headquarters” in an unspecified location in Iran that Iranian forces used to launch drones against Israel.[2] Open-source intelligence (OSINT) accounts reported that the combined force targeted a vehicle inspection center in Zanjan, Iran, on March 8.[3] One of the OSINT accounts identified a hidden missile launcher at the center in satellite imagery.[4]
- The New Era of Drone Warfare Takes Root in Iran | Council on Foreign Relations
Even though most of Iran’s drones have been shot down, their steady use has successfully strained the resources of the United States and other countries in the region, and has destroyed critical defensive capabilities, including U.S. radar systems.
- Iran Destroys $300-Million US THAAD Radar System in Jordan - En.tempo.co
Satellite images reviewed by CNN showed the AN/TPY2 radar and support equipment destroyed by Iranian strike, later confirmed by a U.S. official.
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