President Trump has signed an executive order to develop a cutting-edge missile defense system for the United States, drawing inspiration from Israel’s highly effective Iron Dome technology.
This initiative aims to provide comprehensive protection for the entire continental United States against an array of threats, including ballistic missiles, hypersonic weapons, and advanced cruise missiles.
Key Components of the US Missile Defense System
The newly developed system will feature a multi-layered defense architecture, incorporating various innovative technologies to detect, track, and intercept incoming missiles. Some of the key components include:
– Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor Layers: Next-generation sensors designed to detect and track high-speed missiles
– Proliferated Space-Based Interceptors: Satellites equipped to intercept missiles in space
– Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture: An advanced network facilitating real-time communication and coordination
– Non-Kinetic Missile Defense Capabilities: Technologies aimed at disrupting or disabling missiles without physical interception
– Underlayer and Terminal-Phase Intercept Capabilities: Systems designed to intercept missiles in their final stages of flight
Implementation and International Cooperation
The executive order directs the Secretary of Defense to formulate an implementation plan within 60 days.
Additionally, it calls for a review of the country’s theater missile defense posture to protect U.S. troops deployed abroad and encourages increased cooperation with international partners on missile defense technology development and operations.
– President Trump signs executive order to develop US missile defense system inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome
– System aims to protect entire continental United States from ballistic missiles, hypersonic weapons, and advanced cruise missiles
– Multi-layered defense architecture to include advanced sensors, space-based interceptors, and non-kinetic missile defense capabilities
– Implementation plan to be formulated within 60 days
– International cooperation encouraged on missile defense technology development and operations
