Learn more about Space Force’s role in the Pentagon’s efforts to develop a missile defense shield or Iron Dome, according to its chief of space operations.

The Space Force will play an important role in the Department of Defense’s efforts to build a missile defense shield over the U.S., Space Force’s chief of space operations announced recently.

The Space Force is evaluating what systems it already has in development to support President Trump's order and what capabilities it would need to build.

The Space Force has formed a team of experts to gauge which of its current programs can help build out President Trump’s “Iron Dome for America” initiative—and what still needs to be developed. The service will play “a central role” in the initiative and has established an “technical integrated planning team to start thinking about it from an overarching perspective,