An advanced U.S. military anti-missile system was used in Israel to try to intercept a projectile for the first time since President Joe Biden placed the system in Israel in October, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.

Each THAAD battery typically includes interceptors, launchers mounted on trucks, a radar system, a fire control unit, and support equipment. The system is fully transportable

President Joe Biden placed the anti-missile system, along with about 100 US soldiers, in Israel to help defend the country following Iran’s Oct. 1 ballistic missile attack on the Jewish state.