America’s ‘Iron Dome’ is going to need a lot more sensors

An American replication of Israel's defense system doesn’t make sense. But, experts say, it will likely set up SpaceX for big ...
Space-based interceptors and "particle beams" are part of a new multi-billion-dollar Trump order to build a new U.S. missile ...
Trump's push follows in the footsteps of Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, a scrapped program popularly called "Star ...
A top Russian official warned an advanced U.S. missile defense shield move could lead to military "confrontation" in space.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s order to build an American version of the Iron Dome to shield the U.S. from aerial attacks will deter China and Russia from coercing the U.S. using nuclear weapons but ...
An American Iron Dome simply would cost too much money. If a U.S. adversary were to launch missiles against the United States, Montgomery figured, that adversary might fire 500 to 600 missiles.
While the Iron Dome combats incoming rockets and artillery weapons ... associate director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists. And as far as money goes, ...