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

New details have come to light on the failure of Israel’s Iron Dome defence system during the Hamas-led assault on southern ...

Trump calls for us to build something akin to Israel’s "Iron Dome" to defend America against a plethora of threats. Understandably, his desire is to protect America from attacks such as those ...

More than 4,500 rockets have been fired toward Israel since Saturday's deadly attack, according to Israel Defense Forces.

Israel’s missile defense system has been a huge success. Could it work for the USA, which is more than 400 times larger than ...

However, it lacks a robust system to counter smaller-scale dangers such as rockets, artillery, mortars, drones, and cruise missiles—threats Israel’s Iron Dome is specifically designed to address.

President Donald Trump signed on Monday — aboard Air Force One — an executive order to create a U.S. version of Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system that repels cross-border attacks and ...

That’s something akin to what Israel fields, a four-tiered system often lumped under the “Iron Dome” moniker, after its best-known and lowest layer. While the Iron Dome combats incoming ...

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday the Pentagon will pursue an Iron Dome-style missile defense system for the United States, fulfilling a campaign promise by President Trump.

President Donald Trump’s Monday night executive order on the creation of an “Iron Dome for America” calls for much more than the air defense system Israel utilizes. The order calls for “a ...