Iranian Missiles Strike U.S. THAAD Radars in Jordan and UAE, IRGC Says

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims Iranian drones or missiles struck U.S. THAAD radar equipment in the Middle East, and satellite imagery has been circulated that appears to show damage to an AN/TPY-2 X‑band radar that is the primary sensor for a THAAD battery; however, Zona Militar stresses there has been no official confirmation of the extent of damage or whether the systems were operational when attacked.

“As part of the military campaign involving Iran against the United States and Israel, recent analyses based on satellite imagery indicate that guided missile attacks were carried out which reportedly struck facilities housing radars associated with the U”

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Zona Militar reports that “Satellite imagery from Airbus Defence and Space appears to show a AN/TPY-2 Forward Based X-band Transportable Radar, the primary radar for the U.S. Army’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) System, having been damaged and possibly destroyed by an Iranian drone or missile…pic.twitter.com/NqKN6K2YW2” and also cautions that “so far there has been no official confirmation regarding the extent of the damage suffered by these systems or whether they were operational at the time of the attacks.”

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The report outlines the technical role of the AN/TPY‑2 radar within THAAD and how the system functions to intercept high‑altitude threats: Zona Militar describes THAAD as “designed to intercept ballistic missiles during the terminal phase of their trajectory” and notes the AN/TPY‑2 is “the ‘heart’ of the system” operating in high‑resolution X‑band with an estimated detection range of “between 1,000 and 3,000 kilometers.”

It also summarizes THAAD battery composition: “six mobile launchers, dozens of interceptors, an AN/TPY‑2 radar, and a command‑and‑control center,” and that THAAD can operate in a network with other systems such as Patriot.

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Zona Militar highlights the operational and strategic impact of losing a radar: because the U.S. has a limited number of THAAD batteries—“only eight THAAD batteries” worldwide—the destruction or disabling of a radar could “require redistributing resources from other areas or reinforcing defenses with alternative systems, primarily Patriot batteries equipped with PAC‑3 interceptors,” and the report warns stockpile and consumption concerns amid ongoing conflict.

“As part of the military campaign involving Iran against the United States and Israel, recent analyses based on satellite imagery indicate that guided missile attacks were carried out which reportedly struck facilities housing radars associated with the U”

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The outlet also explains that losing an AN/TPY‑2 not only reduces a single battery’s interception capability but can “create gaps in the regional early warning network that protects U.S. military bases and allied countries in the Middle East.”

Finally, Zona Militar frames the strikes as part of a wider Iranian strategy to degrade adversary detection and coordination rather than only massing attacks, saying these actions “may reflect an Iranian strategy aimed at degrading the detection and coordination capabilities of U.S. defensive systems.”

The article characterises the strikes as a “new chapter in the current regional war,” in which “both Iran and the coalition led by the United States are seeking to neutralize the adversary’s strategic capabilities in order to tilt the balance of the conflict.”

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Zona Militar’s reporting, however, reiterates the key uncertainty: there is no independent confirmation of damage extent or which specific sites (for example Jordan or the UAE) were hit, so the claim remains incompletely verified.