Trump's order establishing an Iron Dome for America includes a wider focus to defend the homeland from air and missile attacks from peer adversaries.

President Trump on Monday night signed an executive order to create a next-generation missile defense shield, which the White House referred to as the “Iron Dome for America” after Israel’s

President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order for a “next-generation” defense shield to protect the US against ballistic missiles and other long-range attacks, taking on a goal that past administrations — including his own — struggled to reach.

Trump wants an Israeli-style ‘Iron Dome’ missile defense shield for U.S. - Iron Dome system in the U.S. would reportedly detect and intercept long-range missiles

Experts highlight logistical and strategic challenges in adapting the Iron Dome system for US homeland defense