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.

A signer of the infamous Hunter Biden laptop letter was a key adviser for Netflix’s House of Dynamite film on a potential ...

"When the funding will be authorized, given the shutdown and all the fun there, is a question mark," one industry source told Breaking Defense.

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

When a nuclear missile is launched, there’s only seconds to stop it. That’s where THAAD — Terminal High Altitude Area Defense — comes in. Built by Lockheed Martin, THAAD intercepts enemy missiles at ...

The New START treaty limited both the U.S. and Russia to 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 800 deployed and non-deployed launchers. Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a voluntary ...

Donald Trump is pushing to resume testing nuclear weapons, leading Vladimir Putin to do the same. The legacy of nuclear tests is devastating.

Houston’s Intuitive Machines will buy Lanteris Space Systems for $800 million and recently acquired KinetX to accelerate its ...

Comedian Bill Maher’s “brutally honest” take on President Donald Trump’s ballroom drew applause from his audience while it wiped the smirk off a congressional guest’s face. Those […] ...

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