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Trump's 'Golden Dome' US missile defense plan faces major challenges Washington (AFP) May 21, 2025 US President Donald Trump's plan for a nationwide missile defense system - dubbed "Golden Dome" - faces significant technical and political challenges, and it could cost far more than he has estimated to achieve its goals. Trump wants a system that can defend against a wide array of enemy weapons - from intercontinental ballistic missiles to hypersonic and cruise missiles to drones - and he wants it ready in about three years, or as he nears the end of his second term in office. Four months ... read more |
Jerusalem (AFP) May 22, 2025 Israel's military said Thursday it had downed a missile fired from Yemen, from where Huthi rebels have regularly launched attacks they say are in response to Israel's offensive in Gaza. ... more Ottawa (AFP) May 21, 2025 Canada has been holding "high level" talks with its southern neighbor about joining US President Donald Trump's proposed "Golden Dome" missile defense system, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday. ... more Moscow (AFP) May 21, 2025 The Kremlin said Wednesday that Donald Trump's plan for a "Golden Dome" missile shield required consultations with Russia but was otherwise a "sovereign matter" for the United States, softening its tone after previously slamming the idea as destabilising. ... more Washington (AFP) May 21, 2025 US President Donald Trump has announced new details and initial funding for his "Golden Dome" missile shield system, with geopolitical rival China accusing Washington on Wednesday of undermining global stability. ... more |
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 02, 2025 The Strategic Missile Warning Ground and Integration Acquisition Delta, part of Space Systems Command (SSC), in coordination with Space Operations Command's Mission Delta 4, has officially accepted ... more Jerusalem (AFP) May 2, 2025 The Israeli military said Friday it shot down a missile launched from Yemen, an attack claimed by the Arabian Peninsula country's Iran-backed Huthi rebels. ... more Jerusalem (AFP) April 27, 2025 The Israeli military said Sunday it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, where the Huthi rebels claimed responsibility for the launch, saying it targeted an air base in southern Israel. ... more Jerusalem (AFP) April 27, 2025 The Israeli military said Sunday it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, where the Huthi rebels claimed responsibility for the launch, saying it targeted an air base in southern Israel. ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 L3Harris Technologies has invested $125 million to expand its space manufacturing center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, significantly enhancing its ability to support U.S. missile defense initiatives. The ... more |
Ukraine ready to buy 'at least' 10 Patriot systems from US: Zelensky Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 17, 2025 Ukraine wants to buy at least 10 Patriot missile defence systems from the United States to shield against Russian attacks, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday. The Ukrainian leader said he had made a request to US counterpart Donald Trump, who promised to "work on it". "Ukraine is ready to purchase at least 10 systems. I told President Trump about this minimum during our phone conversation," Zelensky told a press conference in Kyiv. "He told me that America would work on it. So far, I ... read more Odesa, Ukraine (AFP) April 15, 2025 President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday told NATO chief Mark Rutte that Ukraine urgently needed air defence systems after recent Russian missile strikes killed dozens of civilians. ... more |
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Jerusalem (AFP) April 13, 2025 The Israeli military said a missile was launched from Yemen on Sunday and was likely intercepted, shortly before Yemen's Huthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack. ... more Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 11, 2025 President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that Ukraine needs more air defence systems to protect civilians, speaking from the site of a recent Russian missile attack that killed several children. ... more Jerusalem (AFP) Mar 30, 2025 The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen on Sunday after it activated air raid sirens across multiple areas of the country. ... more Vredepeel, Netherlands (AFP) Mar 25, 2025 NATO commanders said they were drawing on lessons learned in the drone war over Ukraine to conduct Europe's largest air defence exercise that ends in the Netherlands on Wednesday. ... more Jerusalem (AFP) Mar 24, 2025 Israel's military said Monday it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen after air raid sirens sounded in central parts of the country, including Tel Aviv. ... more |
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