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

The legislation would authorize slightly more than $19 billion for the creation of a new missile defense shield in fiscal 2026.

JERUSALEM — Since Israel activated the Iron Dome in 2011, the cutting-edge rocket-defense system has intercepted thousands of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. The system has given residents a ...

There are significant challenges to overcome if we are to deploy something similar to Israel’s acclaimed air defense network because the threat to America is quite different.

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.

Rockets fired from Gaza and intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system over Israeli skies are seen from Gaza City, on May 13, 2023. (AP) The Iron Dome is a mobile air defense system ...

Iron Dome for America’ will need to be more ambitious than Israeli namesake to defend US against Chinese and Russian weapons, ...

Hamas fired a total of 3,700 rockets into southern Israel in the first four hours of the assault, the largest single-day ...

The Iron Dome is land-based and built to keep the citizens of Israel safe from barrages of rockets deployed most often by Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip. Israeli officials claim the Iron ...

US president Donald Trump signed an executive order for America to get an ‘Iron Dome’ air defence system. The short-range Iron Dome air defense system was built by Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense ...

However, analysts said Trump's proposal for an "Iron Dome" was not aimed ... the system to shoot down rockets fired by its regional enemies, such as Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and ...