https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_High_Altitude_Area_Defense#Engineering_and_manufacturing"вся идея гиперзвуковых блоков - войти в атмосферу до того, как их собьет перехватчик, созданный работать в вакууме "
"не-а"
именно так, как я написал. есть зона, где обычное пво уже не работает, ПРО - еще не работает. от 40 до 100 км. вот в нее и лезут
27 January 2007 Success FLT-06. Intercepted a "high endo-atmospheric" (just inside Earth's atmosphere) unitary (non-separating) target representing a "SCUD"-type ballistic missile launched from a mobile platform off Kauai in the Pacific Ocean.
6 April 2007 Success FLT-07 test. Intercepted a "mid endo-atmospheric" unitary target missile off Kauai in the Pacific Ocean. It successfully tested THAAD's interoperability with other elements of the MDS system.
29 June 2010 Success FLT-14: Conducted a successful endo-atmospheric intercept of unitary target at lowest altitude to date. Afterward, exercised Simulation-Over-Live-Driver (SOLD) system to inject multiple simulated targets into the THAAD radar to test system's ability to engage a mass raid of enemy ballistic missiles.
5 October 2011 Success FLT-12: Conducted a successful endo-atmospheric intercept of two targets with two interceptors.