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  • Defending Guam

    12/01/2009 7:22:31 PM PST · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 22 replies · 914+ views
    The Strategy Page ^ | 12/01/2009 | The Strategy Page
    As the United States moves 8,000 marines from Okinawa to Guam, the air defenses of that American island are being improved. There will now be three different air defense systems. There will be a THAAD battery (24 missiles, three launchers and a fire control communications system). This will include an X-Band radar. The gear for each battery costs $310 million. The 18 foot long THAAD missiles weigh 1,400 pounds. This is about the same size as the Patriot anti-aircraft missile, but twice the weight of the anti-missile version of the Patriot. The range of THAAD is 200 kilometers, max altitude...