Amidst the ongoing war in the Middle East, it is being claimed that Iran destroyed America’s radar system worth $300 million. This radar is AN/TPY-2, which is the main part of America’s THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) missile system. Due to the destruction of this radar system, the possibility of future danger to the Gulf countries has increased further.

Where was US’s THAAD system destroyed?

CNN had confirmed through satellite images the destruction of this radar system deployed at Salti Air Base in Jordan in the early days of the war. Later an American official also confirmed this. According to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) think tank, Iran attacked Jordan on 28 February and 3 March. Then both the attacks were foiled.

FDD Deputy Director Ryan Brobst said, ‘If Iran succeeds in attacking the THAAD radar, it will be one of Iran’s most successful attacks to date.’ However, he also said that the US military and its allies have other radar systems that can prevent air and missile defense attacks.

Features of THAAD Defense System

The US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) is designed to destroy ballistic missiles in the air, making them capable of dealing with more threats than shorter-range Patriot batteries. Following the deactivation of the AN/TPY-2 radar, the burden of missile interception will shift to Patriot systems, which already lack PAC-3 missiles.

The US has eight THAAD systems around the world, including in South Korea and Guam. According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), each battery costs about $1 billion, of which the radar costs about $300 million. (CSIS) missile expert Tom Karako said, ‘The loss of the THAAD radar system is a big blow. The Army’s existing eight-battery contingent still requires the nine-battery chemical structure mandated in 2012, so there is no additional stockpile of TPY-2 missiles.

THAAD system damaged at Qatar base

According to the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies in Monterey, California, an AN/FPS-132 radar based in Qatar, which is a stationary system as opposed to a mobile THAAD system, was damaged in an Iranian attack early in the war. This radar system is designed to detect threats at long distances, but it does not have the accuracy required to fire weapons at them.

A THAAD battery consists of 90 troops, six truck-mounted launchers and 48 interceptor missiles (8 in each launcher), a TPY-2 radar, as well as a tactical fire control and communications unit. Each interceptor missile made by Lockheed Martin Corporation costs about 13 million dollars.

Sounds of war between America and Iran have started being heard in the Gulf countries. Many reasons for this have come to light. The first reason is that anti-rocket systems have been activated in Israel and Gulf countries. Now due to the deployment of air defense system, it is believed that there are preparations to attack Iran. Also, air defense system has been activated to take retaliatory action and deal with it.

The second biggest rumor that has been seen amid the war crisis is that the Emergency Public War Alarm System was tested in the Gulf countries Kuwait and Bahrain on Sunday. These people have been observed as a precautionary measure to take shelter at a safe place after the alarm is sounded.

Iran Army Chief has told his commanders that if America or Israel destroys their central command control system and communication, then he will not wait for any order. They will directly attack the tasks given to them. Apart from this, there is news that Iran has sounded war sirens in the entire country.

Siren-alarm test conducted in Kuwait
Here, to deal with the war situation in Kuwait, a siren/alarm test has been done at 12 noon on Sunday. Earlier, the Home Ministry had said that due to overlap with the official flag hosting ceremony, the siren schedule trial operation was rescheduled between 10 am and 12 noon. The ministry had posted on Twitter that testing would be done immediately after the ceremony.

Fear of war between Iran and America due to deployment of THAAD
According to the Sunday Guardian report, America has deployed new Patriot and THAAD air defense systems at military bases in the Middle East to protect its soldiers from Iranian attacks. This was announced by US officials on January 26, 2026. The internal situation in Iran is not good. For this reason America is carrying out the operation. The economic situation there is at its lowest level since 1979. President Donald Trump is working on many options. These also include military attacks.

According to the Sunday Guardian, Thaad has strengthened American missile defense in the Gulf. USS Abraham Link Carrier Strike Group has been sent to the Gulf of Oman. F-15E fighter jets and bombers are prepared for war at the military base in Al Udeed, Qatar. Through C-17A transport aircraft, equipment was delivered to two places within three days, Ali Al Salem Base in Kuwait and Prince Sultan Base in Saudi Arabia. This defense system uses two defense systems to protect against missile attacks by Iran. It combines THAAD long range interception capabilities with the Patriot PAC-3 defense system.