Will Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ missile defense make Americans safer? It’s complicated
Space-based interceptors and "particle beams" are part of a new multi-billion-dollar Trump order to build a new U.S. missile ...
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The national missile defense fantasy—again
The only way to eliminate the threat of nuclear-armed missiles is to negotiate their elimination—not pretend some magic ...
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THAAD 6.0: US plans hypersonic-killing, AI-driven, laser-armed missile defense system
In a significant move to bolster the United States’ missile defense capabilities, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has ...
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Missile Defense Agency Soliciting ‘Iron Dome’ Information
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is beginning its outreach to industry to understand what new technologies would be available ...
Is US planning AI-driven hypersonic-killing, What is THAAD 6.0? is it going to…
As global threats change, THAAD 6.0 is set to evolve into a more advanced defence system, tackling the issues presented by ...
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Trump wants an ‘Iron Dome’ over the US. But even a mini version in the Pacific is taking a while
Just last December, the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted the first successful ... Though it is touted by many as the world’s best missile defense, attacks by Iran last year showed ...
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Huntsville lost out on $832M missile defense award. Now a court could order a do-over
A legal challenge could force a re-do of a next-generation missile defense award – with millions of dollars potentially flowing into Huntsville. Raytheon Co., a division of RTX, claims in a ...
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Will Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ missile defense make Americans safer? It’s complicated
He and other experts said meeting the order’s goals may take a push, as current missile defense efforts struggle to meet targets less ambitious than Trump's. The Missile Defense Agency ...