Missile Defense Systems at a Glance - Arms Control Association While most missile defense systems are developed to focus on the blindingly fast speed and specific trajectory of ballistic missiles, some systems could conceivably counter cruise missiles or other shorter-range targets
A Missile Defense Review for the United States Missiles have become a weapon of choice for America’s adversaries U S interests and the safety of the American people require systems that can obviate these threats
Golden Dome for America: Current and Future Missile Threats to the U. S . . . China and Russia are developing an array of novel delivery systems to exploit gaps in current U S ballistic missile defenses, but traditional ballistic missiles—which are guided during powered flight and unguided during free flight—will remain the primary threat to the Homeland
Defense Primer: U. S. Ballistic Missile Defense Defense Primer: U S Ballistic Missile Defense ten the U S homeland, U S forces abroad, and U S allies and partners These missiles constitute one subset of the diverse array of aerial threats facing the United States, includi
World Missiles | Missile Threat Ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, rockets, artillery, and mortars (RAM), and even maneuvering hypersonic boost glide delivery systems now form the complicated 21st century strike complex with which U S , allied, and partner nations must contend
2019 MISSILE DEFENSE REVIEW - U. S. Department of Defense Because the expanding offensive missile threat includes non-ballistic systems, such as advanced cruise missiles and hypersonic weapons, this review is entitled the 2019 Missile Defense Review (MDR)