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

The Conversation U.S. asked Iain Boyd, an aerospace engineer and director of the Center for National Security Initiatives at ...

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 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 ...

The Trump administration’s recent announcement of a “Golden Dome” strategic missile defence shield to protect the US is the ...

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 ...

A notional rendering of a Glide Phase Interceptor capable of defeating hypersonic threats. (Courtesy of Northrop Grumman) The Missile Defense Agency is facing a roughly three-year delay in its ...

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 ...