US Deploys System (THAAD) and Military Equipment to Middle East Amid Rising Tensions

US Deploys System (THAAD) and Military Equipment to Middle East Amid Rising Tensions The US has deployed a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile battery and an additional Patriot missile battalion to an undisclosed location in the eastern Mediterranean in response to the recent escalation. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered one system to be deployed to the eastern Mediterranean as part of America’s deterrence in the region.