Here's the advanced air defense system that Russia is now offering to Iran
Russia has publicly announced that it is willing to sell Iran one of the world's most advanced air defense systems after a 5-year hiatus.Although a nuclear deal has yet to be reached with Iran and...
View ArticleUS Air Force Colonel: Russia's sale of advanced anti-aircraft missiles to...
It’s been widely reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to sell the Russian-made S-300 missile system to Iran. This sale has been planned for years, but it was put on hold in 2010...
View ArticleHere's what a failed Russian military rocket launch looks like
Amid Vladimir Putin's controversial decision to authorize the sale of the S-300 missile system to Iran, a video has surfaced purportedly showing a failed Russian military missile launch.While the type...
View ArticleThe US Navy is trying to acquire devastating anti-ship stealth missiles
Top defense contractors are poised to compete in a major industry battle to develop autonomous missiles for the US Navy that can kill enemy ships at sea and demolish air-defense radar sites...
View ArticleFrance and Qatar have signed a $7 billion deal for missiles and warplanes
DOHA (Reuters) - French and Qatar signed on Monday a 6.3 billion euro ($7.02 billion) agreement for the sale of 24 Dassault Aviation-built Rafale fighter jets.The contract — the third this year for...
View ArticleNorth Korea just tested a new submarine-launched ballistic missile
North Korea recently conducted a third test of a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) that is part of Pyongyang’s expanding nuclear arsenal, according to American defense officials.The...
View ArticleNorth Korea could reportedly develop missile-equipped submarines in two to...
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea could build a fully operational submarine equipped with ballistic missiles within two or three years, a South Korean defense official said on Monday.The official, who...
View ArticleWatch a C-5 aircraft drop a intercontinental ballistic missile during a test
In 1974, the U.S. thought that the best way to preserve its ICBMs (Inter Continental Ballistic Missiles) from Soviet nuclear strikes was to load them in C-5 Galaxy airlifters and keep them on the...
View ArticlePentagon report: Chinese ballistic missiles can target nearly the entirety of...
China now has dozens of nuclear-capable missiles that could target almost the entirety of the US, according to the Department of Defense's 2015 report on the Chinese military. The annual report to...
View ArticleNorth Korea is making alarming advances in missile technology
On Friday, May 8, North Korea conducted an underwater test-fire of a submarine ballistic missile, displaying a new threat and growing missile capability.The next day, North Korea fired three...
View ArticleChina has outfitted missiles capable of reaching the US with multiple nuclear...
In a break from decades of cautious nuclear policy, China has started a process of upgrading its ballistic missile capabilities into a more potentially dangerous form. Foregoing a longstanding policy...
View ArticleUS admiral says the photos from North Korea's submarine missile launch aren't...
Photographs showing a North Korean missile launched from a submarine were manipulated by state propagandists and the country may be years away from developing such technology, analysts and a top U.S....
View ArticleThe US Air Force working on a new hypersonic air vehicle
Scientists with the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Pentagon’s research arm are working to build a new hypersonic air vehicle that can travel at speeds up to Mach 5 while carrying guidance...
View ArticleSouth Korea tested a missile that can reach all of North Korea
South Korea on Wednesday test-launched a new ballistic missile that can hit all of North Korea, the president's office said, developed under a new agreement with the United States that lets Seoul...
View ArticleRussia is stepping up missile defense 'by 200%'
The Russian military has successfully test-fired a short-range anti-missile system, the Russian defense ministry announced Tuesday.The latest move comes four days after Pentagon officials said that the...
View ArticleThese maps show how Iran's ballistic missiles could be a wild card in the...
Iran and a US-led group of countries may be close to finalizing a deal on Tehran's nuclear program. But even after a deal is signed, Iran will still have access to potentially threatening high-end...
View ArticlePutin: The Russian military will add 40 intercontinental ballistic missiles...
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the military will add more than 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) to its arsenal this year capable of "penetrating" any current missile defense...
View ArticlePutin just opened a 'military Disneyland'
Lunch consists of army rations, shopping is mainly for Vladimir Putin accessories, and instead of riding rollercoasters children can play with grenade launchers and clamber over heavy weaponry.Welcome...
View ArticleHere's the real reason behind Putin's latest nuclear saber-rattling
At times, there is something of the predictably petulant teenager in Russia’s strategic responses.NATO lets it be known that it is considering pre-positioning US armor in the Baltic States (as I’ve...
View ArticleHere's what the US needs to do to avoid getting hosed by Iran in nuclear...
If Iran and the P5+1 powers reach a nuclear accord this summer, members of Congress, presidential candidates, and the public will need to assess whether the deal is acceptable.This will require...
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