这次损失之所以重要，在于 THAAD 本就稀缺。美军全球仅有 8 套 THAAD，低于 2012 年订定的 9 套需求门槛；单套电池约 10 亿美元，其中雷达约占 3 亿美元，即约 30%。一套 THAAD 电池包含 90 名士兵、6 辆卡车载发射器、48 枚拦截弹，以及 1 套 TPY-2 雷达，等于每具发射器 8 枚拦截弹。每枚由 Lockheed Martin 制造的拦截弹约 1,300 万美元，显示其补充成本与时间压力都很高。

AN/TPY-2 停摆后，更多拦截任务将转移到 Patriot 系统，但 PAC-3 飞弹本已短缺，形成防御压力向较短程系统集中的趋势。更早之前，Qatar 一套固定式 AN/FPS-132 预警雷达也在 Iran 攻击中受损，说明 Gulf 区域的感测与拦截节点正被持续消耗。随著 Iran 反击中无人机与弹道飞弹的波次使区域防空时而吃紧甚至不堪负荷，Washington 已于 3 月 6 日推动与 Lockheed 和 RTX 等承包商会商，以加快部分武器产量提升至 4 倍。

Iran destroyed an AN/TPY-2 radar and support equipment at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, a system worth about $300 million that helps cue US THAAD missile defense batteries. Data cited from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies show two reported Iranian strikes in Jordan on February 28 and March 3, both initially said to have been intercepted; if this radar was in fact destroyed, it marks a high-value successful penetration and further weakens the Gulf’s capacity to handle follow-on ballistic missile and drone attacks.

The loss matters because THAAD is already scarce. The US has only eight THAAD systems worldwide, below the nine-battery requirement set in 2012; each battery costs about $1 billion, with the radar accounting for roughly $300 million, or about 30%. A THAAD battery includes 90 soldiers, six truck-mounted launchers, 48 interceptors, and one TPY-2 radar, which equals eight interceptors per launcher. Each interceptor made by Lockheed Martin costs about $13 million, underscoring the high replacement cost and time burden.

With the AN/TPY-2 out of action, more interception work will shift onto Patriot systems, but PAC-3 missiles are already in short supply, concentrating stress on shorter-range defenses. Earlier, a fixed AN/FPS-132 early-warning radar in Qatar was also damaged in an Iranian attack, showing that Gulf sensing and interception nodes are being steadily worn down. As Iranian retaliation using drones and ballistic missiles has at times strained or overwhelmed regional defenses, Washington moved by March 6 to press contractors including Lockheed and RTX to speed output, with some weapons targeted for a fourfold production increase.