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Iran hypersonic missile claim raises nuclear watchdog concern
Nov 10, 2022 (AFP)
Hypersonic missiles, which like traditional ballistic missiles can deliver nuclear weapons, can fly at more than five times the speed of sound. "This hypersonic...
Lithuania to buy 8 HIMARS rocket launchers from US
Nov 10, 2022 (AFP)
The Baltic state, which neighbours Russia and Kremlin ally Belarus, has increased defence spending since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Defence Minister Arvydas ...
'Never happened before': South Korean island baffled by missile alert
Nov 03, 2022 (AFP)
About 130 kilometres (80 miles) off South Korea's east coast, Ulleungdo, population 9,000, is a picture-perfect destination of green rocky outcrops and brillian...
North Korea missile did not fly over Japan: defence minister
Nov 03, 2022 (AFP)
Early on Thursday, the country's J-Alert system was activated and residents in the northern Miyagi, Niigata and Yamagata regions were sent warnings to take shel...
US 'concerned' about possible Iran missiles for Russia
Nov 01, 2022 (AFP)
By arming the Russians, the Iranian regime "is involved in killing innocent Ukrainians," White House national security spokesman John Kirby said. "At its core, ...
Japan 'studying' US Tomahawk cruise missile purchase
Oct 28, 2022 (AFP)
The purchase would likely be controversial in a nation whose military is not officially recognised under its post-World War II constitution. The Yomiuri Shimbun...
Space Force to partner with Johns Hopkins University SAIS for service-specific IDE, SDE
Oct 28, 2022 (SPX)
Implementing an independent Space Force IDE/SDE program fulfills the aspirational vision set by the Chief of Space Operations to align the USSF with a fresh app...
Iran denies plan to send missiles to Russia for Ukraine war
Oct 20, 2022 (AFP)
The denial comes as the Czech republic, which holds the European Union's rotating presidency, announced that the bloc had agreed sanctions against three individ...
Poland to buy 288 multiple rocket launchers from South Korea
Oct 18, 2022 (AFP)
Under the deal set to be signed by Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak on Wednesday, 18 of the rocket launchers will be delivered in 2023 and mounted on Polish J...
US pushes allies to assemble patchwork air defenses for Ukraine
Oct 14, 2022 (AFP)
The effort was given added urgency after Moscow pummeled Ukraine with missiles this week, damaging energy facilities nationwide and leaving at least 20 people d...
Lockheed Martin's next-gen rocket performs first Systems Qualification Flight Test
Oct 11, 2022 (SPX)
"Our next-generation GMLRS provides versatility for commanders, offering a choice of munitions at longer distances with the same reliability and precision the s...
'Horrible and cruel': Kyiv residents shocked after heavy Russian strikes
Oct 10, 2022 (AFP)
The explosions smashed and shook buildings, burst water mains, left craters and torched automobiles -- jarring Kyiv's nearly three million people, including jol...
Failed missile launch triggers panic in South Korean city
Oct 05, 2022 (AFP)
Security allies Seoul and Washington have staged multiple joint drills, including bombing runs and missile launches, in response to North Korea firing an interm...
N.Korea conducts third ballistic missile launch in 5 days
Sep 29, 2022 (AFP)
The South's military said it had detected the launch of "two short-range ballistic missiles from the Sunchon area in South Pyongan province". "Our military has ...
Raytheon and Northrop Grumman to deliver hypersonic air-breathing missile to USSF
Sep 27, 2022 (SPX)
Under this contract, the Raytheon Missiles and Defense and Northrop Grumman team will deliver operationally ready missiles to the USAF. "Raytheon Missiles and D...
Iran unveils new medium-range missile: state TV
Sep 22, 2022 (AFP)
"The liquid-fuelled Rezvan ballistic missile has an operational range of 1,400 kilometres (870 miles)," said the station, which aired images of the missile moun...
India sacks officers over Pakistan missile misfire
Aug 23, 2022 (AFP)
The unarmed BrahMos surface-to-surface supersonic missile was accidently launched from a secret military base in northern India in early March before the projec...
Japan mulls long-range missile upgrades due to China threat: report
Aug 21, 2022 (AFP)
The country plans to upgrade its existing surface-to-ship missiles to extend their range from 100 kilometres (62 miles) to about 1,000 kilometres (620 miles), w...
Russia deploys hypersonic missiles to Kaliningrad
Aug 18, 2022 (AFP)
Wedged between EU and NATO members Lithuania and Poland that have firmly backed Ukraine in the conflict with Moscow, the heavily militarised region of Kaliningr...
Chinese missiles 'serious problem that impacts our national security': Japan PM
Aug 05, 2022 (AFP)
Five Chinese missiles appear to have fallen in the country's exclusive economic zone, Tokyo has said, with four of those believed to have flown over Taiwan's ma...
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