An American missile defense system was used for the first time to intercept a retaliatory attack launched by Yemen’s Houthis ...

During the Cold War, two physicists became public "opponents" of the Pentagon's antiballistic missile systems. But they kept ...

Air defense power stems from a system's ability to find and take out a threat, putting mission effectiveness above ...

Amid controversial conflicts, Israel's defense industry powered through 2025, expanding its international customer base.

On May 20, 2025, President Donald Trump stood before cameras and declared the dawn of a new era in national defense. He called it “Golden Dome.” “Golden Dome will be capable of intercepting missiles ...

At least on paper, China has created a better air defense system than even the mightiest American system. This is a major problem for U.S. forces in the Pacific. The United States remains the dominant ...

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin a $2.06 billion modification to a previously awarded contract for the production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptors. Under the ...

A hypersonic missile target is fired during a March test of the Sea Based Terminal system. Credit: U.S. Missile Defense Agency HUNTSVILLE, Alabama—The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has certified the ...

A Standard Missile-3 Block IIA is fired from a Vertical Launching System on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of Flight Experiment Mission-02 on Dec. 10, 2024. (Missile Defense Agency). Early ...