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

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

The Conversation U.S. asked Iain Boyd, an aerospace engineer and director of the Center for National Security Initiatives at the University of Colorado Boulder, about the Golden Dome plan and the ...

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

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

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

An upgraded radar provides greater sensitivity to increase range, expanding surveillance capacity and supporting hypersonic defense missions.

Last year, for instance, the US and Japan announced plans to jointly develop a hypersonic missile defense system as part of a Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) Cooperative Development (GCD ...

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 ...

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced the “Golden Dome.” Speaking in the Oval Office alongside Defense Secretary Pete ...

The capability is expected to include a mix of ground and space-based interceptors designed to defeat a spectrum of threats — from lower-end weapons to advanced hypersonic and cruise missiles.