President Donald Trump’s missile defense system aims to protect the U.S. from nuclear attack, but it may destabilize global ...

President Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, nicknamed Star Wars, promised to create a missile defense system so effective it would eliminate the threat of nuclear war forever, at a cost of ...

Defense contractors are preparing to pour billions of dollars into President Trump’s signature Golden Dome missile-defense ...

Other senators have expressed interest in protecting certain spectrum bands for use in Golden Dome and other defense ...

In May 2025, President Trump unveiled the $175 billion “Golden Dome,” a global missile defense shield linking satellites, ...

If it is actually built, Golden Dome will be one of the most ambitious and expensive military projects ever undertaken. It ...

The Strategic Defense Initiative, or “Star Wars,” was far too ambitious for the technology of its era—but its programs live on in various US air defense efforts.

The apparent rapprochement between Donald Trump and Elon Musk gives SpaceX an opportunity to contribute to Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense project.

SpaceX is set to receive a substantial $2 billion to develop a new satellite network for tracking missiles and aircraft, a ...