Syrian air defense repels ‘Israeli attack’ on airbase, downs several missiles – state media

A military airbase in Syria’s south, known as T-4, came under attack late on Sunday, state media reported, attributing the strikes to Israel, which did not comment on the incident.  Several missiles have been intercepted by the anti-air defenses of the T-4 base, which is located in Homs countryside, and one attacking aircraft was hit […]

Israel pounds targets in Gaza, intercepts Hamas missiles

A vehicle and two Hamas “observation posts” have been targeted and destroyed by Israeli Defense Forces, while the Iron Dome anti-missile system has intercepted at least three rockets fired at Israel from Gaza. A “barrage of projectiles” was launched towards southern Israel after IAF aircraft and IDF tanks shelled the militant organization’s targets inside the […]

How long it might take North Korean missiles and nuclear warheads to reach major US cities

KCNA President Donald Trump is meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore to discuss nuclear weapons. The stakes are high: US weapons experts believe North Korean missiles can strike anywhere in the US. A North Korean nuclear missile would take about 40 minutes to reach New York City once launched. However, very little […]

The Pentagon has a secret AI program to find hidden nuclear missiles

(Reuters) — The U.S. military is increasing spending on a secret research effort to use artificial intelligence to help anticipate the launch of a nuclear-capable missile, as well as track and target mobile launchers in North Korea and elsewhere. The effort has gone largely unreported, and the few publicly available details about it are burie…Read […]

Russia claims it intercepted 71 out the 105 cruise missiles over Syria — the US says none were shot down

Master Sgt. Phil Speck/U.S. Air National Guard via AP The United States, France and the United Kingdom launched strikes against targets in Syria. The propaganda war is in full swing between the U.S. and its allies as Russia and Syria claim vastly different results from overnight strikes. “We are confident that all of our missiles reached […]

Photos of US, UK, and French military strikes show just how close missiles got to Syria’s capital city

AP Photo/Hassan Ammar The US, UK, and France hit Syria with air and sea launched missile strikes on Friday night and they seem to have struck the capital city, Damascus. Observers on the ground reported hearing loud explosions and feeling the impact of missiles. “The city and the hills are surrounded by military facilities, and […]

Here are the Tomahawk missiles the US fired at Syria in joint strikes with the UK and France

Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Trey Fowler/U.S. Navy via AP The US launched Tomahawk missiles at Syria on Friday night, as part of a coordinated strike with the UK and France. Alongside the Tomahawks were Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range, or JASSM-ER, used for the first time in combat. British Tornado fighter jets launched Storm Shadow […]

The US fired more than 118 missiles at Syria in coordinated response to suspected chemical weapons attack

AP Photo/Hassan Ammar The US fired more than 118 missiles in “precision strikes” on Syria on Friday night. Defense Secretary James Mattis said the number of weapons used was “a little over double” that  of a 2017 air strike on Syria which involved 59 Tomahawk missiles. If Tomahawk missiles were used, the minimum weapons cost […]

Syria's surface-to-air missiles counter US-led strikes (VIDEO)

Damascus activated its anti-missile defense to counter missiles that were launched by the US and its allies against Syrian government targets. Syrian air defenses were scrambled to confront the combined American-French-British aggression that targeted at least three military sites in Syria on Friday. Footage of the Syrian response to the Western missiles has been obtained […]

Any US missiles fired at Syria will be shot down, launch sites targeted – Russian envoy to Lebanon

Published time: 11 Apr, 2018 07:04 Edited time: 11 Apr, 2018 07:24 Moscow’s envoy to Lebanon has warned that the Russian military reserves the right to shoot down missiles and destroy launch sites in the event of US aggression against Syria. “Russia will comply with its president’s statement on US aggression against Syria, downing the […]