A top US air defense battery deployed to Israel was recently used in combat in what appears to be the first known instance that the system fired an interceptor since it arrived in the country two months ago.
Footage shared on social media Friday purported to show the launch of a THAAD interceptor in Israel against an incoming ballistic missile fired by the Houthis in Yemen. A US soldier can reportedly be heard in the background of the video saying, 'Eighteen years [I've] been waiting for this.'
The THAAD battery was reportedly used against a Houthi ballistic missile late last week. It's unclear if the THAAD battery successfully intercepted the incoming threat.
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