A British grandfather stranded in Jerusalem during a wave of Iranian missile attacks has described the city as a “ghost town” and said he feels “abandoned” by the Foreign Office. James Eden who is stranded in Jerusalem during a wave of Iranian missile attacks (Family handout/PA) James Eden, 72, from Newcastle upon Tyne, flew to…
The US will face high costs and “monster” complexities to realise the Trump administration’s proposed “Golden Dome” missile defence shield designed in response to China’s expanding arsenal, according to analysts. Citing six sources familiar with the matter, Reuters reported last week that SpaceX, the rocket and satellite company run by Elon Musk, who is also…
Israel’s aerial defense system Iron Dome destroys rockets fired from Southern Lebanon in Haifa, Israel on September 23, 2024. (Saeed Qaq/Anadolu via Getty Images) WASHINGTON – A new executive order from President Donald Trump calls for greater investments for a multilayered homeland air defense system, including a requirement for the development of space-based interceptors. On…
Keeping up with his election promise, US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to develop an Iron Dome-like missile shield that has been used by Israel to fend off thousands of rockets during the Middle East crisis last year. Trump also signed other defence-related executive orders, including one directing a policy to be…
Israel has arrested two soldiers on suspicion of spying for Iran in return for money, its police force said on Monday. The primary suspect was said to have served in the IDF’s Iron Dome air defence unit and is alleged to have begun passing on classified material to an Iranian handler in September 2024. He…