Continental defenses that can provide perfect—or even near-perfect—protection for the US homeland are not feasible. New ...

One of President Donald Trump's first executive orders calls for construction of a new missile defense shield called "Iron Dome America." It has planners at Offutt-based U.S. Strategic Command busy.

BUILD A GREAT IRON DOME MISSILE DEFENSE SHIELD OVER OUR ENTIRE COUNTRY.” Since taking office, Trump has moved to make good on that pledge. On January 27, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promised swift ...

A top Russian official warned an advanced U.S. missile defense shield move could lead to military "confrontation" in space.

In one of his first executive orders after taking office, President Donald Trump laid out his vision for an “Iron Dome for America” — a massive shield in space that would protect the United ...

President Donald Trump has called for an expansive, next-generation missile defense shield for the mainland United States, something modeled on Israel’s formidable defenses, typified by its signature ...

On January 27, the US president signed an executive order announcing the creation of an anti-missile shield with the ...

An American replication of Israel's defense system doesn’t make sense. But, experts say, it will likely set up SpaceX for big ...

An American ‘Iron Dome’ missile defense shield could cost the U.S. trillions of dollars and ignore what made Israel’s system ...

President Donald Trump is seeking to bolster the defense of the American homeland with a U.S.-style Iron Dome missile system.

Space-based interceptors and "particle beams" are part of a new multi-billion-dollar Trump order to build a new U.S. missile ...

Israel’s missile defense system is effective in close quarters. That model won’t help the U.S.