A massive American web of orbiting missile interceptors could in theory protect the U.S. from an all-out Russian nuclear ...

While Moscow has been steadily depleting its resources and weapons stockpiles amidst its Ukraine invasion, the next stages for its cutting-edge S-500 air defense system have not been sidelined.

Trump's order establishing an Iron Dome for America includes a wider focus to defend the homeland from air and missile attacks from peer adversaries.

During the Cold War, he explained, the Soviet Union deployed a ground-based missile defense system around Moscow. And rather than deterring tensions, it inflamed them. “[The United States] knew ...

But the agency’s approach to testing has faced criticism, and the Defense Department "lacks comprehensive guidance for sustaining" key parts of the system, like missile interceptors and sensors ...

One of the new Trump administration's first national security directives aims to defend against missile and drone attacks targeting the United States, and several elements of the plan require an ...

Trump’s move to authorize an Iron Dome is reminiscent of former president Ronald Reagan’s push for a space-based missile defense system, the Strategic Defense Initiative, informally known as ...

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.

Read about the new Senate bill seeking to upgrade U.S. defense infrastructure to address growing threats from China and Russia.