The THAAD (or Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense) battery was used in theater over the past couple ... It did not specify which air defense system was actually used to take down the threat.

President Trump announced his desire for a missile-defense system protecting the U.S., labeling it a “Golden Dome.” Trump has ...

The David’s Sling defense system was designed to counter the threat of medium to long-range rockets. Israel’s multilayered ...

W. Bush’s SDI director, I advocated a “global protection against limited strikes” mission, including a new role for theater-missile-defense (TMD) systems to protect our overseas troops ...

Used in conjunction with THAAD, these systems form a multi-tier theater defense. Currently, the US has committed to field Patriot through 2048. Source: Missile Defense Agency Aegis Ballistic ...

Many of the key elements of the current U.S. Missile Defense System were initiated by presidents from both parties, often with bipartisan support. Given this shared history, cross-pollination of ...

The McAlester Army Ammunition Plant in Oklahoma formally unveiled a modernized facility designed to support the U.S. military’s air defense capabilities: the Theater Readiness Monitoring Facility.

Israel operates impressive air-defense systems that have seen heavy action over the past year. The systems include the Arrow 3 antiballistic-missile defense system developed jointly with the U ...

Ukraine has only one way to protect itself against Russia’s most powerful ballistic missiles – US-made Patriot defense systems. With the United States now pausing military shipments to Kyiv ...