Protecting the U.S. would require novel solutions, like orbiting missile interceptors that can destroy incoming attacks.

US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for an “Iron Dome for America”, borrowing the name of Israel’s vaunted missile defence system. “We need to immediately begin ...

JERUSALEM — Since Israel activated the Iron Dome in 2011, the cutting-edge rocket-defense system has intercepted thousands of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. The system has given residents a ...

The legislation would authorize slightly more than $19 billion for the creation of a new missile defense shield in fiscal 2026.

It wants something along the lines of Israel's Iron Dome, which has proven so dramatically effective against rocket attacks by Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran. Of course, the Americans don't want to ...

Given Trump’s exceptional instinct for indelible images, that he landed on the Iron Dome as his latest gimmick is no surprise. For both Israel’s supporters and its detractors, the country’s ...

President Donald Trump’s executive order (EO) on an “Iron Dome for America” has caused a buzz across the defense community. But what does an “Iron Dome for America” actually mean? Please join the CSIS ...

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 ...

He signed an executive order that directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to submit a plan for a “U.S. Iron Dome,” modeled after Israel’s highly successful, U.S.-funded anti-missile defense ...

Unlike Israel's Iron Dome, which intercepts short-range rockets, Trump's plan aims to defend against intercontinental ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and hypersonic weapons.