Air defense missiles deployed at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort... ‘Avenger’ captured

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lim Hwa-seop = An air defense system was captured in a photo near the home of U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where he often stays on weekends and holidays.

The British daily Telegraph reported this on the 30th (local time), citing the U.S. Secret Service, and diagnosed that the conflict between the U.S. and Iran is one of the main reasons for the heightened security threat to President Trump.

Previously, the Florida local media 'Palm Beach Daily News' reported on the 28th that two mobile launchers for the 'Avenger' air defense system were installed on a barge floating on the water near Mar-a-Lago Resort on the 23rd.

Friday the 23rd was the day President Trump was scheduled to arrive to spend the night at home.

On the 24th, EPA Communications sent a photo of the Avenger system deployed along with an explanation.

Separately, the Palm Beach Daily News reported that one Avenger air defense system was installed on the south side of Palm Beach International Airport, which was renamed 'Donald J. Trump International Airport'.

The U.S. Secret Service said it "still operates in a heightened threat environment and is continually adjusting its security operations, deploying cutting-edge tools, technologies and new methods to protect those under its protection."

The Avenger air defense system is a short-range surface-to-air interceptor system that can block cruise missiles or low-altitude aircraft. It is mounted on a Humvee (high-mobility multipurpose vehicle, HMMWV) and has excellent mobility.

This system has often been spotted installed around areas where President Trump stays for business trips or vacations.

In August of this year, it was installed nearby when President Trump played golf in Bedminster, New Jersey.

At the request of the Secret Service, aviation authorities have taken temporary measures to ban flights in the airspace around Mar-a-Lago Resort since October of last year, and have continued to maintain and extend the ban.

The Secret Service requested the aviation authorities to make this ban permanent, citing 'terrorist threats' as the reason.