A week into office, United States President Donald Trump surprised the world and many of his policymakers by announcing his ...

From Reagan's Star Wars to Trump's Iron Dome vision, the quest for an American missile shield faces harsh technical realities ...

The “Brilliant Pebbles” system envisaged thousands of small satellites in low-Earth orbit, each housing heat-seeking missiles to take out incoming Soviet nukes long before they released their ...

Creating an Iron Dome for America would not just be a poor decision — it would be a monumental failure in defense policy.

Capabilities of China’s new long-range radar According to Chinese analysts, the long-range radar is capable of detecting and tracking incoming missile threats within a range of several ...

The decoys were meant to reduce the effectiveness of Ukrainian air defense efforts. Often Ukraine would shoot down all or most of the incoming Russian missiles and drones. The addition of dozens or ...

The Pentagon then needs to integrate this network of sensors with a range of ground-based, ship-based, and space-based engagement systems to shoot down incoming missiles. The cost of this homeland ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s flurry of executive orders to kick off his second term sought to transform the United States – and also to shield it from nuclear attacks. Although the ...

While the Iron Dome combats incoming rockets and artillery weapons, David’s Sling protects against short- and medium-range threats, and the Arrow 2 and Arrow 3 systems stop ballistic missiles.