Missile
- Middle East
Iran’s IRGC unveils new underground missile base: Report
Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has unveiled a new underground missile base, local media reported. Footage broadcast by state-run IRIB TV on Friday night showed the facility, described as a…
- Middle East
Video: Iran unveils underground missile base amid Israeli threats
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has unveiled a newly established underground secret missile base known as “Missile City” amid the Israeli’s intensified threatening rhetoric against the country. The vast missile facility…
- World
Russian missile attack in southern Ukraine killed 13 civilians, official says
Kyiv: A Russian missile attack on the southern Ukraine city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least 13 civilians and injured dozens Wednesday, a local official said. Footage posted on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s…
- Middle East
Israel intercepts missile from Yemen, says army
Jerusalem: Israel’s air defence systems on Wednesday intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, the Israeli military said in a statement. The projectile “was intercepted before crossing into Israeli territory,” the military said.Sirens…
- World
11 people killed in Russian missile strike in Ukraine, US condemns
Kyiv: At least 11 people have died in the Russian missile strike that hit Ukraine on Thursday, CNN reported citing the Ukrainian State Emergency Services. The strike also left 11 people injured.…
- India
India successfully carries out test launch of Prithvi-II missile
New Delhi: India successfully carried out a test launch of tactical ballistic missile Prithvi-II from a test range off the Odisha coast on Tuesday. The defence ministry said the missile struck its…
- India
India carries out maiden flight-test of ballistic missile defence interceptor
New Delhi: In a significant move, India on Wednesday successfully conducted the maiden flight-test of phase-II ballistic missile defence interceptor AD-1 that is capable of engaging different types of targets. The defence…
- Middle East
Israeli missile strike targets military sites around Damascus
Damascus: Israel launched a missile attack against military sites around Damascus city, the Syrian military said in a statement on Saturday. The Syrian air defences were triggered by the attack late Friday…
- Middle East
Ukrainians asked to ‘charge everything’ as missile strikes hit power plants
Kiev: Ukrenergo, the national energy company of Ukraine, has asked civilians to “charge everything” by Thursday morning because of expected electricity cuts as power plants were hit by Russian missiles. In a…
- World
US strongly condemns Russian missile strikes across Ukraine: Biden
Washington: US President Joe Biden said that that Washington “strongly condemns” Russian missile strikes across Ukraine, including at the centre of Kiev, adding that they once again demonstrated the “utter brutality of…
- World
Japan urges residents to take shelter as North Korea fires missile
Tokyo : Japan on Tuesday urged residents to evacuate to shelters after North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile that flew over Tokyo. According to Kyodo News, early Tuesday, the government issued…
- World
Russian missile just misses nuclear power plant in Southern Ukraine
A Russian missile, on Monday, struck close to a nuclear power plant situated in Southern Ukraine. The area where the missile struck is just 300 meters from the Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear plant, also…
- World
Russia carries out further missile, artillery attacks in east Ukraine
Moscow: Russia said on Sunday it has hit targets in dozens of places in eastern Ukraine with missiles and artillery. The attacks were concentrated in the Donetsk region, the Russian Defence Ministry…
- World
China fires missiles near Taiwan as PLA encircles island
Taipei: China fired multiple missiles toward water near northeastern and southwestern Taiwan on Thursday, the island’s Defence Ministry said, as Beijing makes good on its promise that Taipei will pay a price for…