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The U.S. has shot down an intercontinental ballistic missile in space from a warship for the first time in a successful test, officials announced on Tuesday. In a first for the Pentagon’s push to develop defenses against such missiles capable of striking the United States, a missile interceptor launched from a U.S. Navy ship at … Read more
Donald Trump was talked out of launching a missile strike on Iran’s main nuclear site by his top advisers last week who warned it could trigger a war President Trump asked senior advisers about taking action against Iran’s main nuclear site at a meeting last Thursday, the New York Times reported Monday Four current and … Read more
The Russian military staged an extraordinary 68th birthday present for Vladimir Putin today with a ‘successful’ test launch of his new-age 6,000 mph hypersonic Zircon missile. The Zircon – or Tsirkon – with its Mach 8 missile has been identified by Moscow’s state-controlled TV as Putin’s weapon of choice to wipe out American cities in … Read more
North Korea could conduct first submarine-launched ballistic missile test within a year, South Korea warns South Korean official warned North Korea may soon launch the test missile Comes amid long-stalled nuclear talks between the North and the United States North Korea has been pushing to for ability to launch missiles from submarines By Ap Published: … Read more
Russia’s new Skyfall missile that will be able to fly around Earth for years and launch a nuclear strike at any moment, Britain’s defence intelligence chief has warned. The 9M730 Burevestnik missile, also known as Skyfall by Nato, has been linked to the deaths of at least five scientists in an accident in Nyonoksa, north eastern … Read more
Iran tests new surface-to-surface missile with a 900-mile range called Martyr Qassem Soleimani after the Quds Force leader killed in a US airstrike Iran displayed a surface-to-surface missile with range of 1,400 kilometres It also showed a new cruise missile, ignoring demands to halt its programme Pictures of the new missiles were revealed on state TV … Read more
Israel unveils new missile interceptor system designed to shoot down missiles fired from Iran Israel conducted the test overnight with the US Missile Defence Agency The Arrow-2 system is designed to repel missiles from Iran, Lebanon and Gaza Benny Gantz said the successful flight test was part of Israel’s technological effort that ‘ensures that we … Read more
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has fired a missile from a helicopter targeting a replica aircraft carrier in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The exercises – dubbed ‘Prophet Mohammed 14th’ – were held near the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for a fifth of global oil output. State television reported the exercise on Tuesday, … Read more
Iran has executed a man convicted of spying for the United States by selling the CIA information on the Islamic republic’s missile programme. Reza Asgari, an Iranian citizen, was executed last week, regime spokesman Gholam Hossein Esmaili was quoted as saying by the judiciary’s official website Mizan Online. He had worked at the defence ministry’s … Read more
‘Danger zone’ Russian village is evacuated ‘due to tests of Putin’s new hypersonic missile’ – a year after seven people were killed in explosion linked to the Zircon weapon 500 locals in the military village of Nyonoksa were told to evacuate for 36-hours The evacuation is linked to testing of Putin’s new 6,000 mph Zircon … Read more