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

President Donald Trump has called for an expansive, next-generation missile defense shield for the mainland United States, ...

Despite its effectiveness, the system is not without limitations. Coordinated mass attacks could overwhelm even the best defenses, and emerging technologies like hypersonic missiles pose new ...

Protecting the U.S. would require novel solutions, like orbiting missile interceptors that can destroy incoming attacks.

A week into office, United States President Donald Trump surprised the world and many of his policymakers by announcing his ...

The Trump executive order notes that developing a missile defense system is part of a strategy of “peace through strength.” ...

BUILD A GREAT IRON DOME MISSILE DEFENSE SHIELD OVER OUR ENTIRE COUNTRY.” Since taking office, Trump has moved to make good on ...

Donald Trump has signed an order to start planning for an "Iron Dome" air defense system for the US, like the one that Israel ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

Since missiles constitute a large share of a nation’s defense arsenals, countries are investing heftily in advanced missile systems for deterrence and defense. This is likely to have led the ...

Just last December, the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA ... against short- and medium-range threats, and the Arrow 2 and Arrow 3 systems stop ballistic missiles. In a nod to a similarly layered ...