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February 4, 2025

How Trump’s ‘Iron Dome for America’ upends four decades of nuclear doctrine

Breaking Defense The inclusion of space-based interceptors is a particularly hard nut for Moscow to swallow, given long-standing Russian belief

February 4, 2025

Trump’s new missile shield for the US – challenges and dangers

Aljazeera A week into office, United States President Donald Trump surprised the world and many of his policymakers by announcing

January 29, 2025

Trump’s missile shield marks shift in homeland defense strategy

Defense News President Donald Trump’s executive order to develop a next-generation homeland missile defense shield marks a shift in the

January 29, 2025

Scoop: U.S. sending dozens of Patriot missiles from Israel to Ukraine

Axios The U.S. military transferred around 90 Patriot air defense interceptors from storage in Israel to Poland this week in

January 2, 2025

Russian air defenses may have downed Azerbaijani plane: U.S. official

Defense News Russian air defense systems may have brought down an Azerbaijani airliner this week, a U.S. official said Friday

January 2, 2025

Biden announces nearly $2.5 billion in military aid for Ukraine

Defense News President Joe Biden said Monday that the United States will send nearly $2.5 billion more in weapons to

January 2, 2025

Estonian anti-drone mini missile to be tested in Ukraine

Defense News MILAN — An Estonian tech startup has developed a miniature missile designed to counter low-flying drones that it

December 20, 2024

MDA conducts first-ever ballistic missile intercept test from Guam

Defense News The Missile Defense Agency intercepted an incoming ballistic missile threat target in a test from Guam, according to

December 20, 2024

No runways, no sorties: Chinese missiles threaten US airpower plans

Defense News American air bases “can no longer be considered a sanctuary.” That is the sobering conclusion of the U.S.

November 25, 2024

Putin says Russia will use new missile again in ‘combat conditions’

BBC News Russia has a stock of powerful new missiles “ready to be used”, President Vladimir Putin has said, a