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RIP, Raygun: Pentagon’s Laser Plane Laid to Rest
After 16 years and billions of dollars, the U.S. military's experimental, laser-firing 747 has flown its final mission -- ending an era of sci-fi schemes at the Pentagon.
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Pentagon Tries (Again) to Shoot Down Rockets Mortars
Right now, soldiers can't do much once a rocket careens their way besides maneuvering and hoping for the best. But the Pentagon is trying -- yet again -- to give them something to shoot the thing right...
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Israel’s Rocket-Hunting Ace Got His Start Playing Warcraft
No one has knocked more rockets out of the sky than Idan Yahya, a 22-year-old Israeli soldier -- and committed geek. "You have to make sure you're locked onto the right target. There's a lot of...
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Congress Wants to Protect East Coast From Missiles Iran Doesn’t Have
House Republicans have come up with a new method of getting revenge on East Coast elites: putting missile interceptors outside their loft apartments.
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Congress Wants Broken Laser to Zap North Korea’s Broken Missiles
North Korea's missile program seems to be moving backwards, with its latest failed launch crapping out earlier than its 2009 dud. Yet House Republicans still want a flying, missile-zapping laser cannon...
View ArticlePentagon’s Newest Ballistic Missile-Blaster Shoots Down Its Target
The Pentagon's newest missile interceptor shot down a test missile on Wednesday, a first for the latest upgrade to the U.S.'s main defense against a theoretical attack from North Korea or Iran.
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U.S. Missile Shield May Make China Build Better Missiles
China has bet the security of its billion citizens largely around one weapon system: missiles. Which is why planned U.S. advancements to Washington's mobile missile shield is freaking Beijing out. Its...
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Israel’s Rocket-Hunting Ace Got His Start Playing Warcraft
Hamas is firing off hundreds of rockets at Israel. Meet the guy who's shooting the rockets down.
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Pentagon Isn’t Relaxing Its Defense Prep for North Korea
So far, North Korea hasn't launched a missile as expected to celebrate its founder's birthday. But that doesn't change the U.S. military's posture on and near the Korean peninsula.
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Why Israel’s Interceptors Can Stop Syrian Missiles — And Why It Attacked Anyway
Israel may have attacked targets in Syria -- and risked a wider war -- to stop ballistic missiles from falling into the wrong hands. But the Israelis insist they can shoot the Fateh-110 missiles out of...
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