Why It’s Time for the US Army to Divest Iron Dome
The Iron Dome system is capable and combat proven, but it does not match the U.S. Army’s needs. After several years of experimenting, it's time to move on.
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Missile Defense at 40
On March 24, the CSIS Missile Defense Project and the Ronald Reagan Institute hosted a daylong conference on the past and future of missile defense.
The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink
CSIS hosted a conversation with Dr. William Inboden on his recent book examining how Reagan's White House waged the Cold War.
US Tests Minuteman III ICBM
On February 9, the U.S. Air Force successfully test launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in southern California. The missile flew roughly 6,800 km before splashing near Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
The 2022 Missile Defense Review
Homeland Cruise Missile Defense
On July 14, the CSIS Missile Defense Project hosted a full-day conference on U.S. homeland cruise missile defense.
Boost-Phase Missile Defense: Interrogating the Assumptions
On June 24, the CSIS Missile Defense Project was pleased to rollout our new report on boost-phase missile defense.
MDA and the 2023 Budget
On May 23, the CSIS Missile Defense Project was pleased to welcome back Vice Admiral Jon Hill, Director of the Missile Defense Agency, to speak on the Agency's FY 2023 programs, priorities, and budgets.
White House to Bar Antisatellite Missile Tests
On April 18, the Biden administration said it would halt U.S. antisatellite missile testing. The White House directive focuses on “direct-ascent” weapons that use interceptor missiles launched from Earth to hit a satellite target hundreds of miles into space. This announcement comes after Russia launched a missile to destroy a non-operational Soviet-era satellite in November...
US Navy Tests All-Electric Laser
On April 13, the U.S. Navy announced that it had defeated an in-flight target representing a subsonic cruise missile using an all-electric, high-energy laser weapon during a February demonstration. The weapon, known as the Layered Laser Defense (LLD), is equipped with a high-powered laser and a high-resolution telescope and can defend against unmanned aerial systems...