Protecting the U.S. would require novel solutions, like orbiting missile interceptors that can destroy incoming attacks.

Given the threats and opportunities created by revolutionary advances in technology and a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape, the U.S. has no alternative but to embrace what is rapidly ...

There are significant challenges to overcome if we are to deploy something similar to Israel’s acclaimed air defense network ...

The Trump executive order notes that developing a missile defense system is part of a strategy of “peace through strength.” ...

US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for an "Iron Dome for America", borrowing the name of Israel's vaunted missile defence system. "We need to immediately begin the ...

The Trump administration's Iron Dome for America executive order is causing political ripples, but with the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) soliciting industry input on the concept, how would such a ...

The first Trump administration floated a space weapon concept in March 2018: a neutral particle beam in space. But it ...

An American Iron Dome simply would cost too much money. If a U.S. adversary were to launch missiles against the United States, Montgomery figured, that adversary might fire 500 to 600 missiles. To ...

The country’s Iron Dome missile system, developed by state-owned Rafael and America’s Raytheon, has been in place since 2011. A network of ground-based anti-missile installations is able to ...