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The Iron Dome is designed to protect Israeli citizens by launching guided missiles to intercept incoming rockets and other short-range threats in mid-air.

The Iron Dome missile defense system was designed to protect Israeli citizens from aerial attacks by launching guided missiles that intercept incoming rockets and other short-range threats in mid-air.

While inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome air-defense system, the American version is designed to operate on a much larger scale, protecting the entire U.S. territory from advanced missile threats.

Israel's Iron Dome air defense system intercepts rockets launched from Gaza on Oct. 11, 2023. (Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images) In a bit of verbal alchemy, the Pentagon is turning iron into gold ...

However, the Iron Dome for America will require a dramatic increase in radar surveillance and tracking in the S and X bands to support terminal defense against ballistic and hypersonic missiles.

"By next term we will build a great Iron Dome over our country," Trump said during a West Palm Beach event on June 14. "We deserve a dome…it's a missile defense shield, and it'll all be made in ...

President Donald Trump is seeking to bolster the defense of the American homeland with a U.S.-style Iron Dome missile system. However, one expert believes that a system similar to Israel's is "not ...

The Missile Defense Agency, tasked with developing and maintaining U.S. air defense, has spent more than $194 billion, including $10.4 billion in the 2022 fiscal year.

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is beginning its outreach to industry to understand what new technologies would be available to contribute to the proposed “Iron Dome for America” missile ...