The U.S. Missile Defense Agency, Ballistic Missile Defense System Operational Test Agency and U.S. Army soldiers of the E-62 Battery, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, conduct an intercept test today of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) element of the nation's Ballistic Missile Defense System during Flight Test THAAD-23, August 29, 2019. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), formerly Theater High Altitude Area Defense, is an American anti-ballistic missile defense system designed to shoot down short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase (descent or reentry) by intercepting with a hit-to-kill approach.[2][3] THAAD was developed after the experience of Iraq's Scud missile attacks during the Gulf War in 1991.[4] The THAAD interceptor carries no warhead, but relies on its kinetic energy of impact to destroy the incoming missile. A kinetic energy hit minimizes the risk of exploding conventional-warhead ballistic missiles, and the warhead of nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles will not detonate upon a kinetic-energy hit. Courtesy Video Missile Defense Agency 🎦 Subscribe Now: https://bit.ly/2Hgf1x1 The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement. Derivative works: Extreme Military Channel * * * * * Please consider subscribing and turning on upload "notifications" by clicking on the little gray bell icon that appears after clicking the Subscribe button. Extreme Military Channel is currently in production on several films that honor the men and women of the United States military. Please subscribe to our channel to help support our efforts. #MissileDefenseAgency #THAAD #ExtremeMilitary