Amid escalating Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine, simmering tensions in the Middle East, and a Europe seeking to rearm in ...

The head of the Trump administration's Golden Dome program says the technologies needed to create such an ambitious ...

The newly installed head of the Pentagon's Golden Dome missile defense shield, a monumental undertaking projected to cost ...

The Air Force started studying cancer rates in the nuclear missile community in 2023 because of pressure from ailing missile ...

Hypersonic missiles, unlike ballistic missiles, don't have to leave the atmosphere to reach their targets. These weapons, capable of reaching speeds up to Mach 5, can make quick course corrections ...

The Patriot, short for Phased Array Tracking Radar for Intercept on Target, is a mobile surface-to-air missile defence system ...

Pakistan launched the Fatah-II ballistic missile in response to India attacking their neighbours' airbases, Rawalpindi, Chakwal and Jhang district of Punjab province. The border tensions have ...

According to the Missile Defence Advocacy Alliance, a short range ballistic missile could create an explosive damage radius of up to 1.06km, and see more than 77,000 casualties in an urban centre.

The other major challenge facing ballistic missile defense is the truly enormous speeds that missiles attain during the terminal phase. They often hit or exceed 20 times the speed of sound.

The Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS, that the United States shipped to Ukraine are short-range missiles. Intercontinental ballistic missiles, or ICBMs, carry nuclear warheads and can be ...

Here, The Independent looks at what Patriot missiles are, and why it is important to Ukraine: The Patriot, short for Phased ...

The Indian Air Force is considering adding Israel's Air Lora missile to its fleet to increase its defense capability. This air-to-ground ballistic missile weighs 1600 kg. Its 400-km range, supersonic ...