To develop, deploy, and sustain layered and integrated missile defense capabilities as part of a comprehensive missile defeat approach to defend the United States, its deployed forces, …

In the 1950s and 1960s, missile defense meant defense against strategic (usually nuclear-armed) missiles. The technology mostly centered around detecting offensive launch events and …

For ballistic missile and missile defense basics, as well as the historical background of missile defense programs, please visit “ Missiles and Missile Defense Systems at a Glance.”

Sep 16, 2025 · As hypersonic missiles, cruise missiles, and unmanned aircraft systems become increasingly common on the battlefield, focusing on the full spectrum of missile threats is …

Defense Primer: Ballistic Missile Defense o defend against enemy missiles continuously since the late 1940s. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the United States deployed a limited nuclear …

Apr 16, 2024 · Senior Pentagon officials underscored today the imperative for continued investments in missile defense and deterrence capabilities as U.S. adversaries increasingly …

Aug 6, 2025 · “The main thing, from a lesson learned perspective, is complexity, mass and an attempt to seek and hunt air and missile defenses,” said Army Space and Missile Defense …

In 2002, the Secretary of Defense granted the MDA special acquisition authorities for the MDS, which allowed it to use tailored processes and milestones to deploy new capability, as soon as …

Apr 22, 2025 · Experts are divided whether a new missile defense system for the U.S., inspired by Israel's Iron Dome, would be worth the cost.

Apr 2, 2021 · Ballistic missile defense systems seek to defend a given area from attack by locating and tracking an incoming ballistic missile and then launching an interceptor to destroy …