The VL MICA systems, first tested in 2008, use air-to-air missiles similar to NASAMS. However, these MICA missiles are relatively unique. They operate between short and medium ranges and are ...

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.

President Donald Trump has called for an expansive, next-generation missile defense shield for the mainland United States, something modeled on Israel’s formidable defenses, typified by its ...