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Not to mention the multiple THAAD radars taken offline. Those are $500M assets - and only 8 exist in the world. 24,000 precise transceivers all liquid cooled… n

by ttul 6mo ago

Not to mention the multiple THAAD radars taken offline. Those are $500M assets - and only 8 exist in the world. 24,000 precise transceivers all liquid cooled… not available on Amazon for next day deliver either.

FlyingBears 6mo ago
we have likely moved on from this to satellite as a stop gap.
- nradov 6mo ago
  Moved on how? Satellites are useful for launch detection and cueing but as far as we know there isn't a satellite constellation capable of tracking airborne targets with enough precision for targeting. And the military couldn't really keep such satellites secret: the emissions would be impossible to hide.
bijowo1676 6mo ago
a single AN/FPS-132 radar costs $1.1 bln, not $500m. And Iran stuck 17 of the CENCCOM sites hosting radars of all kinds across Qarar, Bahrain, Iraq, UAE, Saudi, Jordan, Israel, etc). Total cost is so much bigger, it is staggering. The whole CENTCOM is blind basically, as well as Iron Dome which relied on these radars - all blind now, in addition to long-range early nuke detection to protect CONUS is also blind. in addition to cost, they all require Rare Earth Minerals, and China has banned the export of these (they own like 99% of the market). So not only CENTCOM is blind and incurred damage in high single digit billions, but also will be unable to repair the damage any time soon (probably for decades) even if the funding were made to be available Government obviously pretty silent on all these failures and media doesn't want to dig and ask hard questions Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/world/middleeast/iran-strikes-us-military-communication-infrastructure-in-mideast.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/world/middleeast/iran-str... https://responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-radars-airstrikes/ https://responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-radars-airstrikes/
- quantum_state 6mo ago
  These very expensive toys are the reasons of the to be $1.5 trillion DoW budget. It’s insane and not sustainable.
  - laughing_man 6mo ago
    $1.5 trillion is the budget the Pentagon is requesting for next year. It's highly unlikely Congress will give them that much money.
- jckrichabdkejdb 6mo ago
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- juliusceasar 6mo ago
  This is good news. Actually not for those whom chose to start the 2nd Epstein war. I really hope that Israeli and Iranian governments both go to hell. May both destroy each other.
  - iwontberude 6mo ago
    For the United States, the government doesn't have the capability to extricate Israel from its political system, but the feds can create blowback for Israel which makes them less capable to influence the US in the future while achieving other strategic aims in the region. US war planners know plenty about blow back and I think this is being done on purpose. I am terrified for innocent Israelis, Iranians and Gulf state residents that have been led into this. Most of the states and peoples in the Middle East who have been destroyed used to be allies with the US. That isn't on accident.
    - deleted 6mo ago
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    - readitalready 6mo ago
      Government could sanction Israel like they did to Iran.
reliabilityguy 6mo ago
AFAIK, the one in Qatar was paid by Qatar and operated by US.
motbus3 6mo ago
Cmon. At least it is all justified with good reasons!
hokkos 6mo ago
Is this story even true ? There has been fake AI photo about destructed THAAD radars : https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.A2B239E https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.A2B239E
- daemonologist 6mo ago
  If you scroll to the bottom of that page, they discuss possible evidence of damage to the radar from satellite imagery.
HaloZero 6mo ago
I thought all the US ones existed in US states/territories? The ones in the middle east could be potentially destroyed true though.
blitzar 6mo ago
> not available on Amazon for next day deliver either Available on aliexpress - but has longer shipping times and of course those tariffs, that you don't have to pay, that you have to pay.
Betelbuddy 6mo ago
The problems with inventory of THAAD and similar missile systems is actually quite serious: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47504505 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47504505

by ttul 6mo ago

FlyingBears 6mo ago

we have likely moved on from this to satellite as a stop gap.

nradov 6mo ago
Moved on how? Satellites are useful for launch detection and cueing but as far as we know there isn't a satellite constellation capable of tracking airborne targets with enough precision for targeting. And the military couldn't really keep such satellites secret: the emissions would be impossible to hide.

bijowo1676 6mo ago

a single AN/FPS-132 radar costs $1.1 bln, not $500m. And Iran stuck 17 of the CENCCOM sites hosting radars of all kinds across Qarar, Bahrain, Iraq, UAE, Saudi, Jordan, Israel, etc). Total cost is so much bigger, it is staggering. The whole CENTCOM is blind basically, as well as Iron Dome which relied on these radars - all blind now, in addition to long-range early nuke detection to protect CONUS is also blind. in addition to cost, they all require Rare Earth Minerals, and China has banned the export of these (they own like 99% of the market). So not only CENTCOM is blind and incurred damage in high single digit billions, but also will be unable to repair the damage any time soon (probably for decades) even if the funding were made to be available Government obviously pretty silent on all these failures and media doesn't want to dig and ask hard questions Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/world/middleeast/iran-strikes-us-military-communication-infrastructure-in-mideast.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/world/middleeast/iran-str... https://responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-radars-airstrikes/ https://responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-radars-airstrikes/

quantum_state 6mo ago
These very expensive toys are the reasons of the to be $1.5 trillion DoW budget. It’s insane and not sustainable.
- laughing_man 6mo ago
  $1.5 trillion is the budget the Pentagon is requesting for next year. It's highly unlikely Congress will give them that much money.
jckrichabdkejdb 6mo ago
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juliusceasar 6mo ago
This is good news. Actually not for those whom chose to start the 2nd Epstein war. I really hope that Israeli and Iranian governments both go to hell. May both destroy each other.
- iwontberude 6mo ago
  For the United States, the government doesn't have the capability to extricate Israel from its political system, but the feds can create blowback for Israel which makes them less capable to influence the US in the future while achieving other strategic aims in the region. US war planners know plenty about blow back and I think this is being done on purpose. I am terrified for innocent Israelis, Iranians and Gulf state residents that have been led into this. Most of the states and peoples in the Middle East who have been destroyed used to be allies with the US. That isn't on accident.
  - deleted 6mo ago
    [deleted]
  - readitalready 6mo ago
    Government could sanction Israel like they did to Iran.

reliabilityguy 6mo ago

AFAIK, the one in Qatar was paid by Qatar and operated by US.

motbus3 6mo ago

Cmon. At least it is all justified with good reasons!

hokkos 6mo ago

Is this story even true ? There has been fake AI photo about destructed THAAD radars : https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.A2B239E https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.A2B239E

daemonologist 6mo ago
If you scroll to the bottom of that page, they discuss possible evidence of damage to the radar from satellite imagery.

HaloZero 6mo ago

I thought all the US ones existed in US states/territories? The ones in the middle east could be potentially destroyed true though.

blitzar 6mo ago

> not available on Amazon for next day deliver either Available on aliexpress - but has longer shipping times and of course those tariffs, that you don't have to pay, that you have to pay.

Betelbuddy 6mo ago

The problems with inventory of THAAD and similar missile systems is actually quite serious: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47504505 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47504505