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U.S. Forces in South Korea Get Missile Defense Upgrades U.S. forces in South Korea have received new equipment to upgrade Patriot missile interceptor batteries deployed there, the U.S. Eighth Army announced today (see GSN, June 10). The new equipment will provide the 1-43 Air Defense Artillery Battalion with the Patriot Advanced Capability 3 interceptor, the Eighth Army said in a press release. The upgraded interceptor, part of an $11 billion effort over the next several years to improve U.S. defensive capabilities in South Korea, will bring “enhanced defensive capabilities to the peninsula as well as contribute to the overall deterrence U.S. forces bring to the alliance,” the Army said (U.S. Eighth Army release, Sept. 16). The new equipment was deployed in July, but was only announced today after troops operating the antimissile batteries completed their training (Reuters, Sept. 16).
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