President Donald Trump is seeking to bolster the defense of the American homeland with a U.S.-style Iron Dome missile system. However, one expert believes that a system similar to Israel's is "not ...

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 ...

Sanger and William J. Broad Star Wars is back, with an executive order from President Trump that the White House said “directs the building of the Iron Dome missile defense shield for America.” ...

The Iron Dome is a mobile air defense system developed for Israel to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells fired at populated areas. Newly sworn in US President Donald ...

Raytheon Co, which produces Iron Dome in coordination with Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, says the system’s Tamir missile downs weapons launched from a range of 4 to 70 km ...

However, it lacks a robust system to counter smaller-scale dangers such as rockets, artillery, mortars, drones, and cruise missiles—threats Israel’s Iron Dome is specifically designed to address.

The “Iron Dome for America” order, which invokes Israel’s successful rocket defense system, directs the Pentagon to accelerate development of defenses against hypersonic weapons and other ...

Israel ran with it, creating the 'Iron Dome' missile-defense system—the hero of Iran’s April 13 bombardment. (04/17/24) Images: Bloomberg News/C-Span/Bettmann Archive Composite: Mark Kelly One ...

President Donald Trump said Monday that the construction of an Iron Dome-like shield for the U.S. is a top priority for him, calling for "immediate" work to be done on the project before signing ...

President Donald Trump signed on Monday — aboard Air Force One — an executive order to create a U.S. version of Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system that repels cross-border attacks and ...

By Matthew Mpoke Bigg President Trump has ordered the development of a next-generation missile defense system he likened to Israel’s Iron Dome in an executive order he signed on Monday that ...

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.