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

In a notice Wednesday, the agency said it is conducting a study that looks at how its architecture could be expanded as part ...

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

“I will direct our military to begin construction of the great Iron Dome missile defence shield, which will be made all in ...

Two senators introduced a bill that would authorize $19.5 billion for fiscal 2026 to build out Trump's "Iron Dome for America ...

The Pentagon agency charged with responding to emerging missile threats is asking the defense industry for ideas on how to implement President Donald Trump’s call for an “Iron Dome for America.” Trump ...

Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Robert Latiff explains why the executive order to create a space-based defense shield would ...

SpaceX, the leader in launching US spy and military satellites, has already launched missile-detection satellites for the ...

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

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 ...

typified by its signature Iron Dome system. A defensive dome for the US – a country hundreds of times the size of Israel – would require massive scale, as well as space-based interceptors ...

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.