The Defense Department will soon brief the president on possible options for a planned missile defense system that could cost ...

By Michael Ruhle, Defense Opinion Writer. President Trump’s plan to build a comprehensive missile defense system to protect ...

This concept revives the Reagan-era “Star Wars” Strategic Defense Initiative. But while technology has advanced since the United States first attempted a space-based missile shield in the ...

thereby saving millions of lives and the infrastructure of the U.S. The Golden Dome initiative builds on past projects, including President Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative and ...

U.S. Space Command says it's finalized options for President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense system and has sent its recommendations to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his review and ...

the Reagan-era Strategic Defense Initiative, which also called for space-based interceptors, was estimated at $69.1 billion in 1988 dollars (equivalent to $161.7 billion today). If the Trump ...

but the Strategic Defense Initiative, also known as “Star Wars,” ultimately did not come to fruition because of technology and cost challenges. Pop-up Uncle Giuseppe's on Fire Island ...