Alaska National Guard members operate the ground-based midcourse defense portion of the Ballistic Missile Defense System at Fort Greely, Alaska. (Sgt. Jack W. Carlson III/Alaska Army National Guard) ...

The United States conducted a test of it's Ground-based Midcourse Defense System, downing an ICBM. A test ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) was fired from Reagan Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll in ...

Project Golden Dome is a US defense program focused on countering ballistic and hypersonic threats. The project combines ground-based and space-based interceptors and emerging technologies, aiming to ...

Credit: U.S. Air Force The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is seeking prototype proposals for space-based interceptors (SBI) that can be used to counter incoming missiles in their midcourse phase, a new ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The U.S. Army will soon assume a broader mission in defending the U.S. homeland, expanding from a focus on countering intercontinental ballistic missiles to address a much wider ...