President Trump on Monday night signed an executive order to create a next-generation missile defense shield, which the White House referred to as the “Iron Dome for America” after Israel’s ...

The proposed missile shield takes its name after the Israeli Iron Dome system, which serves as the foundation for that country's own multi-layer air-defense structure. The freshly sworn-in president ...

Related stories From 'Star Wars' to 'Iron Dome for America' Former President Ronald Reagan had a vision for a missile shield that would change the deterrence model. It would feature ground-based ...

Trump has repeatedly praised Israel's missile shield and promised to build an American version. In July, he made building a "Great Iron Dome" part of the official Republican Party platform. But ...

In his executive order, Trump said he would “direct (the US) military to begin construction of the great Iron Dome missile defense shield, which will be made all in the USA,” as the US faces a ...

US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to develop a plan for a new integrated missile shield, arguing a potential sophisticated long-range aerial attack remains the "most catastrophic ...

Washington, DC [US], January 29 (ANI): On January 27, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at enhancing the United States' missile defence capabilities in light of the growing ...

An American ‘Iron Dome’ Would Help the U.S. — and ... Fully fledged ballistic missile defense technology (BMD) may not have been ripe in the ’80s, but not only did Reagan’s push to ...

Space-based missile defenses are the Holy Grail of American national defense. President Donald J. Trump wants to build an Iron Dome missile defense system for the entire United States. That’s ...