We can say with confidence that a weapon with massive potential and huge tactical repercussions that we knew existed for years now — at least for undisclosed conceptual testing purposes, but which has gone totally unacknowledged by the U.S. Navy — is indeed more than just an isolated enigma. Not only that, we now also […]
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Philippine senator makes Tiktok claim about China missile plans
By Mikhail Flores and Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) – A prominent Philippine senator has created a stir by saying on social media she has knowledge of a Chinese plan to target her country with hypersonic missiles, though the national security council said it was unaware of any such security threat. Senator Imee Marcos, the sister […]
North Korea brags of new missile with ‘super-large warhead’
North Korea said on Tuesday it had test-fired a new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying “a super-large warhead”, a claim quickly disputed by South Korean officials and experts who speculate the North likely fabricated a successful test to conceal a botched launch. It is the second time that South Korea has questioned North Korea’s […]
Russia Strikes Airbase In Drone-Directed Missile Attack
Video emerged on social media showing a missile attack on the Ukraine’s Mirgorod Air Base in Poltava Oblast on Monday. The base, home to Ukraine’s 831st Tactical Aviation Brigade, is located in central Ukraine, about 100 miles southwest of the border. The attack and loss of aircraft has been confirmed by the Ukrainian Air Force. […]
North Korea says its recent missile tests involved new ballistic missile with ‘super-large warhead’
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Tuesday it had test-fired a new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying a huge warhead, as the country is pushing to modernize its weapons arsenal to cope with what it calls U.S.-led threats. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency called the weapon Hwasongpho-11Da-4.5 which can carry […]
Research expert tells UN it has ‘irrefutably’ established missile debris in Ukraine is North Korean
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of a research organization that has been tracing weapons used in attacks in Ukraine since 2018 told the United Nations Security Council on Friday it has “irrefutably” established that ballistic missile remnants found in Ukraine came from North Korea. The United States and its Western allies clashed with Russia […]
Seven die in Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya region
At least seven people died in a Russian missile attack on the city of Vilniansk in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya region and a further 11 were seriously injured, including three children, the authorities reported. President Volodymyr Zelensky posted on X: “Unfortunately, the number of victims could rise.” Zaporizhzhya Governor Ivan Fodorev said that an “object of the […]
A US Marine Corps attack helicopter fired off a new ‘fire and forget’ missile for the first time in the Pacific, striking a moving vessel
A US Marine Corps attack helicopter fired a new missile towards a moving sea target in the Pacific. It marked a first for the AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile. The JAGM faced earlier testing challenges, but it is considered key to boosting the lethality of US attack helicopters. A US Marine Corps attack helicopter fired off a […]
Houthi rebels say they’ve fired a new ‘homemade hypersonic missile,’ posting footage of its launch at a civilian ship
Houthi rebels say they’ve fired a locally made hypersonic missile as they target ships in the Red Sea. Dubbed the “Hatem-2,” the Houthis said the missile is a solid-fuel warhead fired at a Liberian-flagged ship. The Houthis aren’t known to have advanced arms manufacturing, and the missile resembles Iranian designs. Yemen’s Houthi rebel group said on […]
US Navy nuclear ballistic missile submarine surfaces off Norway in unusual flex as ‘Doomsday’ plane flies overhead
A US Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine surfaced in the Norwegian Sea. It was accompanied by a guided-missile cruiser and two naval aircraft. The show of force comes weeks after Russia sent a submarine and naval fleet to Cuba. A US Navy nuclear-powered ballistic submarine popped up in the Norwegian Sea this week in a […]
North Korea launches ballistic missile toward sea, South Korean military says
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea launched an unknown ballistic missile toward the sea to the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, South Korean military said on Wednesday. Japan’s coast guard said a projectile believed to be the North Korean ballistic missile appeared to have already fallen. North Korea earlier this week criticised […]
At least 5 dead after missile fragments scatter over beachgoers in Russian-occupied Crimea
At least five people were killed and over 100 injured when missile fragments scattered over beachgoers during a Ukrainian strike on the city of Sevastopol in Russia-occupied Crimea, authorities say. “Unfortunately, we currently have 124 victims, of which three [are] dead children and two [are] dead adults,” Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said on Telegram. The […]