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.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Creating an Iron Dome defensive umbrella for the United States or Europe, modeled after ...

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 ...

it is not something that the United States needs very much." In President Trump's first few weeks in office, he signed a slew ...

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

President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military to make plans build a space-based missile shield that he is calling "Iron Dome America" for the United States. The sweeping order invokes the ...

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

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

The “Iron Dome for America” proposal creates an enormous chance to think differently while the United States adapts its culture and processes to the strategic landscape it faces today.

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 ...

(AP Photo/Baz Ratner) ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Creating an Iron Dome defensive umbrella for the United States or Europe, modeled after Israel’s eponymous system, would be unsuitable ...