US President Trump has proposed a Golden Dome defence system that includes missile interceptors in space. But the idea would ...

Orbiting in space, American satellites detect the bright flames. While the missile is still in its “boost” phase, one of a ...

President Trump also announced he has appointed Gen. Michael Guetlein, the Space Force’s second in command, to oversee the ...

DONALD Trump has unveiled plans for a high-tech “Golden Dome” missile defence system, which the president claims should be ...

The following is the May 15, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Hypersonic Missile Defense: Issues for ...

(THE CONVERSATION) President Donald Trump announced a plan to build a missile defense system, called the Golden Dome, on May 20, 2025. The system is intended to protect the United States from ...

“One key reason why the midcourse phase is difficult is because you’re in space, and different objects of different mass ...

Our margin of safety has badly eroded in the face of Chinese and Russian weapons advances — but Trump’s $25 billion down ...

Russia has been a leader in hypersonic weapons development since 2020, when the ultra-fast and maneuverable missiles became ...

Trump said Tuesday he had plans to finish the dome before the end of his term in 2029. The Golden Dome is intended to include ground- and space-based defense systems that can detect and intercept ...

The US has made countering hypersonic missiles, like those developed by China and used by Russia, a top priority.

The Golden Dome would be designed to take on a wide range of missile threats to the United States, including lightning-fast hypersonic missiles that tear through the air faster than the speed of ...