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

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

The location stems from a long chain of events beginning in the 1980s, when the United States decided to abandon the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). This was a Cold War program aimed at ...

A U.S. high-tech anti-ballistic missile defense system proposed during the Reagan administration in the 1980s. Also called "Star Wars." THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other ...

For more than 60 years, the military has launched reconnaissance, communications, and missile warning satellites into orbit.

Wonder Land: In 1986, Sen. Joe Biden mocked as ‘reckless’ Ronald Reagan's 'Strategic Defense Initiative,' a program to counter the ballistic missile threat. Israel ran with it, creating the ...

In a Pentagon town hall, new defense secretary set out an agenda for longer-term plans, faster deployment of tech, and staff ...

The initiative acknowledges the historical efforts of prior leaders, notably President Ronald Reagan’s strategic defense initiatives, which aimed to create a viable defense against nuclear threats.

The initiative acknowledges the historical efforts of prior leaders, notably President Ronald Reagan's strategic defense initiatives, which aimed to create a viable defense against nuclear threats.