Once a ballistic missile is fired into the air, a defender has only minutes to identify its precise trajectory and try to shoot it down. Even the world’s best defenses can’t always stop them.

After a delay of nearly two years, the Missile Defense Agency has declared a successful test of its Long-Range Discrimination Radar’s ability to track a live ballistic missile target. In a June ...

The Home Front Command of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that Iran launched at least one ballistic missile carrying a cluster bomb warhead at central Israel on Thursday after the Israel ...

US warships intercepted multiple Iranian ballistic missiles aimed at Israel this month, the Navy confirmed over the weekend, sharing new details from its third defense of Israel in a year and a ...

Israel's top ballistic missile defense system has been repeatedly tested in combat. Since last year, the Arrow system has defended against attacks from Iran and the Houthis.

5 U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense Destroyers Now in the Mediterranean Sea Sam LaGrone June 20, 2025 5:16 PM - Updated: June 20, 2025 5:42 PM ...

Iran retaliated by launching over 550 ballistic missiles and more than 1,000 drones at Israel, the latest Israeli government data shows. Most of those munitions were intercepted by air defenses.