How the US helps Israel intercept missiles
Within Israel's multi-tiered defense system is the United States' THAAD, which in June 2025 intercepted about half of the projectiles from Iran during the 12-day war. Israel has its own stockpile for its systems that deflect lower-range missiles.
US-supplied defense support
THAAD System
Range: 200km (124 miles)
Max altitude: 150km (93 miles)
Transportable defensive weapon system that intercepts ballistic missiles within the atmosphere and in space.
SM-3
Part of the US AEGIS missile defense system. All three variants of this interceptor system are designed to operate in the vacuum of space.
Block IB
Block IA
Range:
Max altitude:
600km (373 miles)
160–250km (100–155 miles)
700km (435 miles)
500km (310 miles)
Block IIA
2,500km (1,553 miles)
1,000km (620 miles)
Range:
Max altitude:
Block IIA
1,000km
THAAD
Block IB
Hubble Telescope
515km (320 miles)
500km
Block IA
Edge of space
100km (62 miles)
0
500 km
(310 miles)
1,500 km
(932 miles)
2,500 km
(1,553 miles)
US-supplied defense support
THAAD System
Range: 200km (124 miles)
Max altitude: 150km (93 miles)
Transportable defensive weapon system that intercepts ballistic missiles within the atmosphere and in space.
SM-3
Part of the US AEGIS missile defense system. All three variants of this interceptor system are designed to operate in the vacuum of space.
Block IB
Block IA
Range:
Max altitude:
600km (373 miles)
160–250km (100–155 miles)
700km (435 miles)
500km (310 miles)
Block IIA
Range:
Max altitude:
2,500km (1,553 miles)
1,000km (620 miles)
Block IIA
1,000km
THAAD
Block IB
Hubble Telescope
515km (320 miles)
500km
Block IA
Edge of space
100km (62 miles)
0
500 km
(310 miles)
1,500 km
(932 miles)
2,500 km
(1,553 miles)
US-supplied defense support
SM-3
THAAD System
Part of the US AEGIS missile defense system. All three variants of this interceptor system are designed to operate in the vacuum of space.
Range: 200km (124 miles)
Max altitude: 150km (93 miles)
Transportable defensive weapon system that intercepts ballistic missiles within the atmosphere and in space.
Block IB
Block IIA
Block IA
Range:
Max altitude:
600km (373 miles)
160–250km (100–155 miles)
700km (435 miles)
500km (310 miles)
2,500km (1,553 miles)
1,000km (620 miles)
Block IIA
1,000km
Block IB
Hubble Telescope
515km (320 miles)
500km
International Space Station
400km (250 miles)
Edge of space
100km (62 miles)
THAAD
Block IA
0
500 km
(310 miles)
1,000 km
(620 miles)
1,500 km
(932 miles)
2,000 km
(1,240 miles)
2,500 km
(1,553 miles)
