

MOSCOW Jan 31, 2024 - President Vladimir Putin boasted Tuesday that Russia has missiles capable of penetrating any missile defense system, Russian news reports said.


Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons, coupled with its existing missile development efforts, will bring more attention onto the state of missile defense efforts in the US. Taylor Dinerman examines the options the Defense Department faces given its decision not to pursue space-based systems.


The Airborne Laser (ABL) program is on track to produce an aircraft that can shoot down a just-fired enemy missile with a laser, provided that budget cuts don't shoot down ABL first.
