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Mysterious blasts at a base in Crimea were missile strikes meant to bring the war closer to home for Russians, Ukrainian military chief says
An infrared overview of Saki Airbase showing the extent of fire after attack, in Novofedorivka, Crimea, on August 10, 2022. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS Questions have been swirling about explosions at a Russian base in Crimea since early August. Russia called them accidents, while others suggested Ukrainian special forces may have been involved. Ukrainian military […]
Pompeo can visit Russian ‘cheating’ missile test & see that it complies with INF – senator
US State Secretary Mike Pompeo can easily find out that Moscow strictly abides by the INF nuclear missile treaty the US is threatening to quit – by taking up an invitation to the test of the Russian missile, a Moscow senator says. The symbolic invite from the head of the Russian Senate’s defense and security […]
Man who suffered heart attack during Hawaii’s false missile alert sues the state
A man who suffered a heart attack following the false ballistic missile alert sent by a government agency to the cell phones of every Hawaii resident, is now suing the state for undisclosed damages. James Sean Shields suffered a heart attack on January 13th 2018, the same day the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HEMA) triggered […]
Pakistan tests nuclear-capable missile after India cancels talks & signs S-400 deal with Russia
Pakistan has successfully test-launched its nuclear-capable missile system just after its archenemy India refused peace talks with Islamabad and bought billions-worth of weapons from Russia. The missile system, which can fire both nuclear and conventional projectiles to a distance of 1,300km, was tested on Monday by the Army Strategic Forces Command (ASFC). The test of […]
Trump reportedly watched a North Korean missile launch on Fox News and worried it was happening in real time
KRT via AP Video President Donald Trump reportedly caught some old footage of a North Korean missile launch on Fox News and worried that it was happening in real time. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, who was having lunch with Trump at the time, assured him it was not. “That’s old footage, old footage!,” Graham humorously […]
India bolsters ballistic missile defense as target-intercept mission succeeds
India has successfully launched its first anti-ballistic missile, a milestone in the development of a two-layer missile defense system, military sources said. The successful test followed a failed attempt in February last year. It was carried out at Abdul Kalam Island on Sunday, officials from the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) said. Read more […]
Top drone: Reaper scores drone kill in air-to-air missile test
Enlarge / The MQ-9 Reaper isn’t a fighter aircraft. But it could soon be armed to take out other drones, helicopters, or other aircraft, after a successful kill with a heat-seeking missile in a November 2017 test. (credit: US Air Force) The US Air Force has revealed that an MQ-9 Reaper uncrewed aircraft successfully shot […]
Russia detects missile launches from French frigate off Syria’s coast in Mediterranean – MoD
Russian airspace control systems have registered missile launches from a French frigate in the Mediterranean on Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. The French Navy’s newest frigate, FS Auvergne, fired rockets around 8pm GMT Monday, the Russian military said. “Airspace control has recorded rocket launches from the French frigate Auvergne,” the ministry’s statement read. The Auvergne […]
‘Non-negotiable’: Iran unveils next-gen homegrown ballistic missile
Amid renewed tensions with the US, Iran has unveiled the next generation of its homegrown ‘Fateh’ short-range ballistic missile on Monday, claiming that it’s capable of evading radars and hitting targets with pinpoint accuracy. The new missile, whose name means ‘Conqueror,’ boasts a range of between 300 and 500 kilometers. Brigadier General Amir Hatami, Iran’s […]