On May 20, 2025, President Donald Trump stood before cameras and declared the dawn of a new era in national defense. He called it “Golden Dome.” “Golden Dome will be capable of intercepting missiles ...

Defense contractor General Atomics is reviving its electromagnetic railgun technology as part of a renewed US effort to build a nationwide air and missile defense system, including reinforced defenses ...

President Trump on Tuesday held a White House event to hype his planned Golden Dome missile defense system, which he estimated would cost some $175 billion and be finished within three years. That ...

Imagine a future where North Korea launches a surprise missile barrage, China unleashes a wave of hypersonics, and Russia sends intercontinental ballistic missiles arcing over the North Pole. In this ...

At least four Pacific-oriented radars are deployed in Alaska and the continental United States: the Long Range Discrimination ...

Posters that President Donald Trump used to announce Golden Dome depict missile defense as a shield. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein Several countries, including China, Russia, North Korea and Iran, have ...

At least on paper, China has created a better air defense system than even the mightiest American system. This is a major problem for U.S. forces in the Pacific. The United States remains the dominant ...

A hypersonic missile target is fired during a March test of the Sea Based Terminal system. Credit: U.S. Missile Defense Agency HUNTSVILLE, Alabama—The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has certified the ...