Together, Russia and China have just made moot trillions of dollars in US defense spending. A report published in the Financial Times declared that, sometime in August 2021, China had conducted a test of a nuclear-capable hypersonic glide vehicle that flew through low-orbit space, circling the globe before deorbiting and heading …
Read More »North Korea says it tested NEW type of submarine-launched ballistic missile with ‘advanced’ guidance & control system
North Korea’s Academy of Defense Science said Tuesday’s test went off without a hitch and proved the missile’s “advanced control guidance technologies,” according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The new missile “will greatly contribute to the advancement of the nation’s defense technology and the improvement of the …
Read More »Washington’s hysteria about Chinese hypersonic missile threat is just an excuse for its own military expansion, says Beijing
Speaking on Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said Beijing firmly opposed the US continuously exaggerating the “China threat theory.” He stated that Beijing’s only interest was self-defense, and claimed it would not engage in a nuclear arms race with any country. “China’s development of necessary military capabilities is …
Read More »China’s hypersonic missile test should serve as a serious warning to Washington
Over the weekend, a report appeared in the Financial Times – via a leak from an anonymous US official – which claimed that in August, China had tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile which had orbited the entire world. The article described US intelligence as saying the test showed China had …
Read More »Zircon, Russian Navy’s hypersonic cruise missile, will transform balance of power at sea
The missile was launched in the White Sea from a depth of 40 meters and was aimed at a surface target in the Barents Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said last week. Telemetry data confirmed that the missile hit the target with the required precision, making the test a success. …
Read More »Pyongyang tested new air defense system amid recent volley of missile launches – state media
“The Academy of Defence Science of the DPRK test-fired an anti-aircraft missile newly developed by it on September 30,” the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported, as cited by Yonhap News. KCNA added that the test aimed to review the operation of the missile itself, as well as its launcher, …
Read More »North Korea claims it successfully tested new ‘HYPERSONIC’ missile system
“In the first test launch, defense scientists confirmed the flight maneuverability and stability of the missile,” Rodong Sinmun and KCNA, North Korean state-run news outlets, reported on Wednesday, noting that Park Jeong-cheon, a high ranking member of the politburo for the central committee of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, observed the test …
Read More »DARPA touts ‘historic free flight test’ of Raytheon’s hypersonic missile prototype as US struggles to catch up with Russia
The free-flight launch for the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) was conducted successfully last week and met “all primary test objectives,” the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said in a press release on Monday. It was the first successful test of the system made public by the military. “This …
Read More »North Korea says it successfully tested ‘RAILWAY-borne missile’ in latest launch – state media
“The railway-borne missile system serves as an efficient counter-strike means capable of dealing a harsh multi-concurrent blow to the threat-posing forces,” said Marshal Pak Jong Chon, who also serves as a member of the Presidium of the Politburo of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea and oversaw Wednesday’s missile launch test, …
Read More »Pentagon denounces North Korea’s reported long-range missile launch, vows to protect regional allies
North Korea’s state media reported on Monday that Pyongyang successfully tested a new long-range cruise missile, which allegedly travelled some 1,500 km (930 miles) before obliterating its target and splashing into North Korea’s territorial waters. Several hours after North Korea announced the tests, which were reportedly conducted over the weekend, …
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