US missile defenses face mounting criticism as outdated systems and limited interceptors struggle to counter an evolving barrage of nuclear threats.

During previous Iranian missile attacks, the U.S. supported Israel ... which intercepts ballistic missiles in the final phase of flight, and the GBI or future NGI anti-missiles that intercept ...

Air National Guard MQ-9 Reaper drones were armed and ready, if they had been required, to sink a rocket booster off the coast of California as part of a missile defense test last month. The ...