Pentagon to Send Advanced Missile Defense System and Troops to Israel

‘It is part of the broader adjustments the U.S. military has made in recent months,’ the DOD said.

A THAAD interceptor in a file photo. Missile Defense Agency/Reuters

The Department of Defense confirmed on Oct. 13 it will deploy an advanced air defense system and American support troops to Israel.

Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder said President Joe Biden directed Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin to authorize deployment of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in the country in the midst of its conflict with both the Hamas and Hezbollah terrorist groups, according to the department.