But the Golden Dome project will not come to fruition without novel technologies—for which development might not be easy.

During President Trump’s address to Congress the other day, he unveiled an ambitious proposal to develop a “Golden Dome” ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump’s dramatic surprise announcement giving priority to an advanced missile defense to protect the United ...

Does the U.S. need advanced missile defense? President Trump's announcement to pursue it follows a long history.

President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) directing the US Department of Defense to build an “Iron Dome for America,” which is short hand for a next-generation missile defense shield for ...

Continental defenses that can provide perfect—or even near-perfect—protection for the US homeland are not feasible. New ...

“Please note the Department of Defense has renamed this program from “Iron Dome for America” to “Golden Dome for America,” a ...

Israel's Iron Dome air defense system intercepts rockets launched from Gaza on Oct. 11, 2023. (Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images) In a bit of verbal alchemy, the Pentagon is turning iron into gold.