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Trump Wants an Iron Dome for America. How the Space Force Is Key to Making It Happen

Jan. 28, 2025 | By Chris Gordon
President Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon to prepare a sweeping plan within 60 days to defend the American homeland against attacks from Russian and Chinese missiles and other aerial threats. The directive calls for a comprehensive air and missile defense strategy, with a heavy emphasis ...

After Long Wait, Guam’s Missile and Air Defense Is About to Get A Whole Lot Better

March 24, 2023 | By Chris Gordon
As Pentagon shifts its focus to the Pacific, the Department of Defense will undertake sweeping efforts to improve the air and missile defenses on Guam, a critical U.S. military hub in the western Pacific. Overall the DOD plans to invest $1.5 billion in fiscal 2024 ...

Biden Gives Ukraine Patriot System, JDAMs, as Zelenskyy Visits U.S.

Dec. 21, 2022 | By Chris Gordon
The United States will send a Patriot air and missile defense system to Ukraine and provide precision-guided munitions in one of the most significant grants of American military aid to Kyiv since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. Amid a Russian...

Ukraine War Shows Importance of Counter-UAS, Air Defense, Distributed Ops to Air Warfare

Nov. 14, 2022 | By John A. Tirpak
Even relatively unsophisticated drones are playing a critical role in modern air warfare, underscoring the importance of air defense systems that can cope with them, experts said in a Stimson Center streaming seminar, “Ukraine and the Future of Air Warfare.” Another theme: Distributed operations are ...

CSIS Cruise Missile Defense Plan Would Cost Less Than CBO’s, Reduce Need for Fighters

July 14, 2022 | By Abraham Mahshie
U.S. Northern Command’s homeland cruise missile detection and defenses must be upgraded to respond to new threats, experts say, and a major D.C. think tank proposes a multi-layered defense that would require fewer Air Force fighters in the air and use new E-7 Wedgetails, the ...
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