Redeploy

That's on top of £650,000 worth of payroll cuts that have been identified for 2022 and 2023, by not filling vacancies and redeploying existing staff to cover roles.

“The AN-TPY/2 radar is essentially the heart of the THAAD battery, enabling the launch of interceptor missiles and contributing to a networked air defense picture,” he said. “It also happens to be an incredibly expensive piece of kit. The loss of even a single radar of this type would be an operationally significant event. It is probable that a replacement unit would have to be redeployed from elsewhere, which will take time and effort.”