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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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 ...
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MDA chief engineer joins ranks of senior executives
The Missile Defense Agency celebrated adding Chief Engineer Virginia Perkins to the ranks of Senior Executive Service Jan. 30 ...
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Space Development Agency launches study on Trump’s Iron Dome order
In a notice Wednesday, the agency said it is conducting a study that looks at how its architecture could be expanded as part ...
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Japan Test-Fires New Ballistic Missile for Island Defense in Pacific
Japan has test-launched a domestically developed ballistic missile in the United States, Tokyo said, amid the threats posed by China and North Korea. The Japanese Defense Ministry on Friday ...
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Hegseth: Pentagon must return to long-term planning against strategic adversaries
Autocracies like China and Russia have at least one advantage the United States does not, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday in a Pentagon town hall: They can make plans far into the ...
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Gutting of USAID is making it harder to monitor aid sent abroad, watchdog says
The turmoil also hurts the agency’s ability to use “third-party monitors” to keep tabs on the flow of aid. USAID and the Defense Department have struggled to keep people on the ground in ...