WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday the Pentagon will pursue an Iron Dome-style missile defense system for the United States, fulfilling a campaign promise by President Trump.

President Donald Trump’s executive order, titled "The Iron Dome for America," calls for revamping our missile defense capabilities, which the president labels "the most catastrophic threat ...

Israel ran with it, creating the 'Iron Dome' missile-defense system—the hero of Iran’s April 13 bombardment. (04/17/24) Images: Bloomberg News/C-Span/Bettmann Archive Composite: Mark Kelly One ...

While the Iron Dome combats incoming rockets and artillery weapons, David’s Sling protects against short- and medium-range threats, and the Arrow 2 and Arrow 3 systems stop ballistic missiles.

In an attempt to accomplish this goal, President Trump issued an executive order calling for the creation of an “Iron Dome for America,” a reference to Israel’s much-vaunted missile defense ...

The executive order highlighted that the weapon was an objective of a policy goal of “peace through strength.” ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has issued an executive order to pursue a "next-generation" missile defense shield against ...

President Donald Trump said Monday that the construction of an Iron Dome-like shield for the U.S. is a top priority for him, calling for "immediate" work to be done on the project before signing ...

“There are more executive orders coming that we fully support, on removing DEI inside the Pentagon, reinstating troops who were pushed out because of Covid mandates, the Iron Dome for America ...

President Donald Trump’s Monday night executive order on the creation of an “Iron Dome for America” calls for much more than the air defense system Israel utilizes. The order calls for “a ...