Israel’s missile defense system is effective in close quarters. That model won’t help the U.S.

If the U.S. creates a missile defense system capable of shooting down incoming nuclear missiles, the Russians and Chinese would be compelled to make more nuclear weapons to counter this missile ...

The USS Preble is the only U.S. destroyer armed with the HELIOS, which can fire laser beams to destroy fast attack craft and drones.

“$1 billion for the Free Electron Laser. $1 billion for the ... have ruled out an effective ballistic missile defense for more than 60 years: the ability of the enemy to overwhelm a system with ...

President Trump on Monday night signed an executive order to create a next-generation missile defense shield, which the White House referred to as the “Iron Dome for America” after Israel’s ...

The system can destroy drones, watercraft and missiles by either melting or ... The United Kingdom has also been developing its own laser-based defense system. Last year, the U.K. successfully ...