President Donald Trump has been inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome defense against short-range rockets to build something grander ...

The defense industry will play a major role in delivering space-based interceptors for President Trump's Golden Dome initiative, particularly for countering missiles as far from the homeland as ...

The Space Force is evaluating what systems it already has in development to support President Trump's order and what capabilities it would need to build.

Last week during President Trump’s State of the Union, he declared: “As commander in chief, my focus is on building the most ...

WASHINGTON — Rocket propulsion startup Ursa Major is ... missiles that would be part of the Trump administration’s Iron Dome missile-defense initiative. Ursa Major last year completed ground ...

"So let me tell you at the outset, the president is using the term ‘Iron Dome’ as a metaphor," rocket scientist Ari Sacher said during an interview on FOX Business' "Mornings with Maria" Monday.

Then there is the cost: an Iron Dome actually modeled on Israel’s short-range missile defense system, scaled up to cover the 3.7 million square miles of the continental U.S. (the contiguous 48 ...

Israel's Iron Dome air defense system intercepts rockets launched from Gaza on Oct. 11, 2023. (Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images) In a bit of verbal alchemy, the Pentagon is turning iron into gold.

The Space Force has formed a team of experts to gauge which of its current programs can help build out President Trump’s “Iron Dome for America” initiative—and what still needs to be ...

Gen. Saltzman added that Space Force had already established an integrated planning team to investigate options related to the Iron Dome executive order. “I think we have a central role to play.

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman told reporters the service has created an integrated planning team to consider options for developing a homeland missile defense shield. (Eric ...