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

President Trump’s blueprints to build a space-based missile defense shield could help him push for cuts in atomic weapons arsenals with Russia and other nuclear powers.

Trump's push follows in the footsteps of Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, a scrapped program popularly called "Star ...

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Historically, efforts like the Strategic Defense Initiative under President Reagan faced challenges and were eventually halted, but the urgency has intensified with modern advancements in missile ...

Although efforts to build a missile defense system date back to the 1980s with the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) under President Ronald Reagan, the program was never fully realized.

In a milestone event, the Ordnance Clothing Factory (OCF) Avadi has executed its initial defense export order to The Republic of Suriname, marking a significant achievement in India's defense ...

Officially known as the Strategic Defense Initiative — and nicknamed “Star Wars” — the program relied on futuristic, space-based laser technology. The initiative, which “came with a very ...

But establishing a way to shoot missiles down from space is something the U.S. has not pursued since President Ronald Reagan announced the Strategic Defense Initiative — “Star Wars” as it was commonly ...