President Donald Trump has called for an expansive, next-generation missile defense shield for the mainland United States, ...

The US military also employs Patriot missile batteries, designed to make much lower-altitude intercepts, as the final phase of Guam’s defense. Both the THAAD and Patriot systems have been ...

In a significant move to bolster the United States’ missile defense capabilities, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt ... Intercepting new hypersonic missiles with traditional missile defense systems is difficult due to their high speeds, irregular flight paths, and ...

Two senators introduced a bill that would authorize $19.5 billion for fiscal 2026 to build out Trump's "Iron Dome for America ...

The AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile) is a beyond-visual-range weapon. Both munitions are made by American defense contractor RTX Corporation. The office of the Chief of ...

THAAD 6.0: In a move to strengthen the United States missile defence capabilities, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded a contract to the American defence and aerospace manufacturer Lockheed ...

Lockheed Martin has received a Missile Defense Agency recompete contract worth $2.8 billion to develop the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, weapon system. According to an award ...

like the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System. Trump’s executive order to develop a next-generation homeland missile defense shield marks a shift in the country’s long-standing homeland ...