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The US successfully intercepted an intercontinental ballistic-type missile for the first time during a live-fire exercise.Join the conversation about this story »
View ArticleNorth Korea fires what appear to be land-to-ship missiles off its east coast
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired what appeared to be several land-to-ship missiles off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a fast-paced series of missile tests...
View ArticleIran launches 6 ballistic missiles at jihadists in Syria, but sending a wider...
Tehran (AFP) - Iran has targeted jihadists in Syria with missiles in retaliation for deadly attacks in Tehran, but the strike was also a message to its regional rivals and Washington, experts say.Late...
View ArticleJapan is so worried about North Korea's missiles, there's a waiting list for...
People in Japan have been rushing to buy nuclear bomb shelters and air purifiers because of a fear that North Korea may launch a missile attack without notice.Now the country's suppliers are struggling...
View ArticleTurkey has agreed to buy Russia's advanced missile-defense system, leaving...
Turkey reached an agreement with Russia to purchase the latter's most sophisticated missile-defense system, the S-400, a senior Turkish military official told Bloomberg last week.Under the $2.5 billion...
View ArticleUS general: North Korea does not have capacity to hit US 'with any degree of...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea does not have the ability to strike the United States with "any degree of accuracy" and while its missiles have the range, they do not have missile guidance...
View ArticleRussia is building an AI-powered missile that can think for itself
Today's most advanced weapons are already capable of "making decisions" using built-in smart sensors and tools. However, while these weapons rely on some sort of artificial intelligence (AI)...
View ArticleIn 1959, the US sent mail by replacing a missile's nuclear warhead with...
During the Cold War, the United States Postal Service and the US Navy experimented with delivering mail via Regulus missile.Join the conversation about this story »
View ArticleThe US Army is 'very close' to decision on new, high-tech defense system for...
Aberdeen, MD. — The Israelis call it the “Windbreaker” that already is protecting their Merkava 4 tanks against rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank missiles, and now the U.S. Army is close to...
View ArticleNorth Korea releases propaganda video showing missile strike on Guam
North Korea released a propaganda video last weekend of a missile striking a map of Guam, just before the US and South Korea kicked off an annual round of military exercises on Monday.The four-minute...
View ArticleNorth Korea releases photos appearing to show two new missile designs
TOKYO (AP) — North Korea's state media released photos Wednesday that appear to show the designs of one or possibly two new missiles.Concept diagrams of the missiles were seen hanging on a wall behind...
View ArticleNorth Korea promises to fire more missiles over Japan as tensions reach...
Seoul (AFP) - North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un has promised more missile flights over Japan, insisting his nuclear-armed nation's provocative launch was a mere "curtain-raiser", in the face of UN...
View ArticleThe US conducted bombing drills with advanced warplanes as a 'direct...
Two days after North Korea fired a missile over Japan, the US and South Korea conducted joint bombing drills with its advanced stealth bombers and fighter jets. Join the conversation about this story »
View ArticleThe Army's Stinger missile just got this lethal update
The Army’s well-known Stinger missile can now destroy small, moving drones using a newer proximity fuze to detonate near a target, service developers said.Firing from a vehicle-mounted Avenger System,...
View ArticleIran says it just successfully tested a new ICBM and will continue developing...
Iran said on Saturday it had successfully tested a new ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 km (1,200 miles) and would keep developing its arsenal despite U.S. pressure to stop.The United States has...
View ArticleThe Air Force is upgrading a Vietnam War-era missile to better target ISIS...
The Air Force is seeking more upgraded Maverick air-to-ground missiles, an air-launched weapon in service since the Vietnam era now receiving an upgraded laser-seeker along with new software...
View ArticleHow a homemade tool helped North Korea's missile program
SEOUL, (Reuters) - In 2009, a pop video from North Korea celebrated a new national hero - one that outside experts would later realize was at the heart of the secretive state's banned nuclear and...
View ArticleNorth Korean official says diplomacy is off the table until it builds a...
North Korea will not be interested in diplomacy until it develops an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting the US east coast, a North Korean official told CNN on Monday."Before we can...
View ArticleHere's how easy it is for the US president to launch a nuclear weapon
The steps the president has to take to fire a nuke are involved and complicated, but they work to safeguard against accidental launches and miscommunications.That said, the entire process could happen...
View ArticleTrump tells North Korea: 'This is a very different administration — do not...
In remarks to South Korea's National Assembly on Wednesday, President Donald Trump warned North Korea "do not try us" and said underestimating the US would be a "fatal miscalculation."Trump appeared to...
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