Missile defense is a system, weapon, or technology involved in the detection, tracking, interception, and also the destruction of attacking missiles. Conceived...

Missile defense systems are a type of missile defense intended to shield a country against incoming missiles, such as intercontinental ballistic missiles...

National missile defense (NMD) refers to the nationwide antimissile program the United States has had under development since the 1990s. After the renaming...

The Aegis ballistic missile defense system (Aegis BMD or ABMD), also known as Sea-Based Midcourse, is a Missile Defense Agency program under the United...

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is a component of the United States government's Department of Defense responsible for developing a comprehensive defense...

anti-ballistic missiles designed to fulfill an Israeli requirement for a missile defense system that would be more effective against ballistic missiles than the...

Raytheon Missiles & Defense (RMD) was one of four business segments of RTX Corporation. Headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, its president was Wes Kremer...

missiles as a part of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Although primarily designed as an anti-ballistic missile, the SM-3 has also been employed in...

interceptor missile is fired to destroy the incoming rocket before it reaches the predicted impact area. The typical air defense missile battery consists...

multi-tiered missile defense system, which also includes Arrow 2, Arrow 3, Iron Dome, and Iron Beam. The interceptor is a two-stage missile, with two targeting...

anti-ballistic missile (ABM) is a surface-to-air missile designed to counter ballistic missiles (missile defense). Ballistic missiles are used to deliver...

The NATO missile defense system is a missile defense system being constructed by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in several member states...

number of surface to air missile programs, including FABMDS (Field Army Ballistic Missile Defense System), AADS-70 (Army Air-Defense System – 1970) and SAM-D...

submarine-launched cruise missile Iron Beam – laser missile defense system Iron Dome – an air defense system to intercept short-range rockets and artillery...

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), formerly Theater High Altitude Area Defense, is an American anti-ballistic missile defense system designed to shoot...

2018. The S-400 Triumf and Pantsir missile system can be integrated into a two-layer defense system. S-400 missile systems are organized around the 30K6E...

maneuverability and speed helps it to evade missile defense systems. In November 2023, Iran unveiled a newer version of the missile, Fattah-2. Its name, meaning "conqueror"...

ballistic missiles with a range of around 5,000 km (3,100 mi). The new missile will be similar to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile deployed...

cruise missiles in flight, both over sea and land, and terminal ballistic missile defense. It can also be used as a high-speed anti-ship missile. The missile...

missile defense (AMD), the Integrated Air-and-Missile Defense system (IAMD) is an SMDC research program to augment the aging surface-to-air missile defense...

Defense (GMD), previously National Missile Defense (NMD), is an anti-ballistic missile system implemented by the United States of America for defense...

the Nodong-1 missile and the 1998 test of the Taepodong-1 missile over northern Japan, the JMSDF has increased its efforts in air defense. A ship-based...

Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), was a proposed missile defense system intended to protect the United States from attack by ballistic nuclear missiles. The...

Tomahawk (/ˈtɒməhɔːk/) Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is an American long-range, all-weather, jet-powered, subsonic cruise missile that is primarily used by the...

planning to deploy the S-500 alongside the planned S-550 missile system as part of its air defense network. According to the original plans, ten S-500 battalions...

missiles and guns. With upgrades to their AN/SPY-1 radar systems and their associated missile payloads as part of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense...

reporting name SA-10 Grumble) is a series of long-range surface-to-air missile systems developed by the former Soviet Union. It was produced by NPO Almaz...

The United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) is the Army Service Component Command (ASCC) for United States Strategic Command and...

Minister of Defense signed with MBDA a $2 billion contract for the purchase of 700 Aster missiles. There are two versions of the Aster missile family, the...

per missile. Iron Dome also has an anti-aircraft capability. The U.S. Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) investigated a variety of missile defense strategies...