Germany’s THAAD Anti Ballistic Missile Systems to Intercept Russian Ballistic Missile
In 2015, the German government led by Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed a desire to acquire a ground-mobile air and missile defense system MEADS [Medium Extended Air Defense System], which was to replace their MIM-104 Patriot systems. MEADS is a joint program between MBDA Italia, MBDA Deutschland, and Lockheed Martin. These three companies are part of MEADS International, a company based in Orlando, Florida tasked with developing the MEADS system. Military sources quoted by ArmiRecognition say that today Berlin is ready to abandon this missile system, turning its attention to the latest version of Patriot with the promising radar of the latest generation GhostEye [formerly known as LTAMDS]. GhostEye is a product of Raytheon Corporation. GhostEye LTAMDS Radar GhostEye LTAMDS is a little-known radar, but it is a promising tool to deal with next-generation threats, hypersonic weapons, and any weapon that flies faster than 1.6 km/sec. Raytheon Corporation says you can’t hide any