Officially dubbed the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), the program started back in 1984 with the stated goal of rendering nuclear ballistic missiles useless, thus ending the mutual assured ...

Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. On January 27, President Trump signed an executive order to establish the ...

In 1985, an ailing solar observation satellite in orbit over 300 miles above the Earth was the target of a United States Air ...

On January 27, the US president signed an executive order announcing the creation of an anti-missile shield with the ...

The U.S. already has a variety of lower-scale air defense systems — the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system serves as the primary missile defense system against intercontinental ballistic ...

A system that funded defence initiatives while simultaneously delivering prosperity showed up the Soviet Union for what it was. Economic freedom is our most powerful weapon, says Matthew Lesh How did ...

During the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan significantly increased defence spending, particularly on the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), often dubbed “Star Wars”. SDI aimed to develop ...

In a bold declaration before the United States Congress, President Donald Trump unveiled his vision for a cutting-edge ...

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to develop a state-of-the-art missile defense system called the ...