The U.S. Space Force has formally launched a program to place missile-intercepting spacecraft in orbit — designed to shoot ...

U.S. forces on Monday conducted a test of the Missile Defense Agency's upgraded Ground-Based Interceptor for its homeland missile defense system that intercepted an Intermediate Range Ballistic ...

A Mach 3 interceptor once fired a missile from 75,000 feet and hit a target near the ground, a Cold War feat that still ...

The U.S. Space Force is looking for advanced technologies for space-based interceptors that can intercept ballistic missiles during their boost phase inside the atmosphere, according to a Small ...

As part of the country's grandiose "Golden Dome" air defense project, the US Space Force has begun awarding prototype contracts for space-based interceptors, SpaceNews reports. These designs will ...

An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time on May 21 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Credit: U.S. Air Force ...

The US Space Force has awarded SpaceX $2.29bn to build the Space Data Network Backbone on Starshield satellites, the communications spine for Golden Dome missile defence.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket prepares to launch a rapid-response Space Force mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. (Lockheed Martin) Reduced launch costs over the last few decades ...

The Space-Based Interceptor program deploys weapons in orbit, enabling the U.S. military to engage and destroy threats earlier in their flight path.