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- World
UN links items in arms shipments and missile attacks to Iran
United Nations: The United Nations says it has determined that Iran was the source for several items in two arms shipments seized by the United States and for debris left…
- Middle East
19 sailors killed by Iran missile strike in Gulf of Oman
Tehran: The Iranian army says a missile strike on a naval vessel taking part in an exercise in the Gulf of Oman has killed 19 sailors and wounded 15. The…
- Middle East
Iran missile strikes own ship, kills 1 sailor, hurts others
Tehran: An Iranian missile fired during a training exercise in the Gulf of Oman struck a support vessel near its target, killing at least one sailor and wounding others amid…
- Middle East
More than 100 killed in Yemen missile, drone attack
Dubai: More than 100 people were killed and dozens wounded in a missile and drone attack blamed on Huthi rebels in central Yemen, officials said Sunday. Saturday’s strike follows months…
- Middle East
70 soldiers killed in Yemen missile attack
Sanaa: At least 70 soldiers were killed in a ballistic missile attack in Yemen’s Marib province, a government source said on Sunday. Dozens of soldiers were still suffering critical injuries…
- World
Iran launched 16 missiles from 3 locations, says US
Washington: US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper has said Iran launched 16 short-range ballistic missiles from three locations within Iran in Wednesday’s attack on the US airbases in Iraq. Esper,…
- Middle East
11 Yemen soldiers killed in rebel missile attack: source
Dubai: Eleven Yemeni soldiers were killed and more than 20 wounded on Tuesday in a rebel missile attack on a military camp housing government troops, a military source said. The…
- India
DRDO’s quick-reaction missile test successful
New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested indigenously developed Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system from Chandipur off the Odisha coast on Monday. “The…
- Middle East
Israel and Czech Republic sign $125 mn missile defence deal
Jerusalem: Israel’s defence ministry signed a deal with its Czech counterpart on Thursday to sell it radar systems used in the Jewish state’s Iron Dome missile defence system. The radars…
- Technology
India test fires nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile
Bhubaneswar: India test-fired indigenously developed surface-to-surface nuclear-capable ballistic missile Prithvi-II off Odisha coast on Wednesday evening. The Strategic Forces Command of Indian Army test fired the missile from launch pad-III…
- News
Russia denies emergency due to missile launch failure
Moscow: The Russian Defense Ministry has denied a report that an emergency situation occurred during the recent Grom-2019 (Thunder-2019) drills, after one of its submarines failed to launch a ballistic…
- World
N. Korea test-fires new missile from submarine
Seoul: North Korea on Thursday said that it has successfully test-fired a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), boasting that the success “ushered in a new phase” in its…
- News
North Korea tests missile ahead of US talks
Seoul: North Korea on Wednesday carried out the test launch of several short-range projectiles, one of which fell within waters belonging to Japan’s exclusive economic zone, according to sources in…
- Middle East
Iran unveils home-grown missile defense system
Tehran: Iran unveiled its new home-grown air defence system on Thursday at a time of increased tensions with the United States. Iranian officials have previously called Bavar-373 the Islamic republic’s…
- News
UNSC to meet today for discussions over US cruise missile test
Washington: The UN Security Council is all set to meet on Thursday afternoon for open discussions over the recent medium-range cruise missile test conducted by the United States earlier this…
- World
US missile test will trigger a new ‘arms race’: Beijing
Beijing: China warned Tuesday that the testing of a medium-range cruise missile by the US would start a new “arms race”, after a launch off the coast of California. “This…
- World
Russia says US missile test ‘escalation of military tensions’
Moscow: Moscow on Tuesday said the United States was ramping up military tensions by testing a medium-range cruise missile weeks after tearing up a pact with Russia. “This is all…
- News
Aware of reports of N Korea’s missile launch: US
Washington: The United States is “aware” of reports of the latest missile launch by North Korea and will continue to monitor the situation. The response came after North Korea fired…
- News
US, Israel conduct successful Arrow 3 missile tests in Alaska
Washington: The United States and Israel on Sunday conducted a series of successful tests of their advanced Arrow 3 missile defence system in Alaska, authorities have said. Israeli Prime Minister…
- Middle East
Turkey ignores US warnings over Russian S-400 missile deployment
Ankara: Turkey ignored US warnings as it continued Saturday to take delivery of Russia’s S-400 missile defence system near Ankara, a defence minstry statement indicated. “Delivery of S-400 Long Range…
- Middle East
Erdogan says ‘no backtrack’ on Russia missile deal
Ankara: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that NATO-member Turkey would take delivery of Russia’s S-400 missile defence system in July — a deal that has created tensions with the…
- Middle East
Saudi intercepts five Yemen rebel drones in new airport attack: coalition
Riyadh: Saudi forces on Friday intercepted five Yemeni rebel drones in the second aerial attack on an airport in the kingdom’s southwest in two days, a Riyadh-led military coalition fighting…
- World
North Korean media criticises US military over THAAD training
Seoul: The North Korean media on Friday lashed out at the United States Forces Korea (USFK), a sub-unified command of US Indo-Pacific Command, over its recent military training involving an…
- World
Range of BrahMos missiles may be increased from 400 km to 500 km
Moscow: The range of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, produced jointly by Russia and India, is planned to be increased to 500 kilometres (311 miles) from 400 kilometres. “We will come…
- Hyderabad
A-SAT missile fired: A feather in the cap of Hyderabad’s DRDO
Hyderabad: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) fired an Anti-Satellite Missile from Abdul Kalam Island in the Bay of Bengal yesterday. It is a feather in the cap of this…
- India
A-SAT missile project began two years ago, went into “mission mode” in last six months, says DRDO Chairman
New Delhi: After successfully conducting an A-SAT or anti-satellite missile test yesterday, the Chairman of the DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) revealed in an interview with ANI that the…
- News
DRDO fired A-SAT missile off Abdul Kalam Island
New Delhi: India on Wednesday made its way into an elite club of “space superpowers” as its anti-satellite missile A-SAT successfully targeted a live satellite on a low earth orbit…
- World
Pentagon begins developing missiles after exiting INF Treaty with Russia
Washington: The United States has begun work on new missiles following the decision to suspend the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia. CNN quoted Pentagon spokesperson Lt. Col. Michelle Baldanza…
