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Four ICBMs of the new variety were carried by 11-axle erector-launcher vehicles, and they may be the new weapon system whose existence was hinted at by the North Korean government in December last year. Screenshot from a KCNA broadcast The projectiles appeared to be a larger version of the Hwasong-15, …

The commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Northern Command, Major General Valery Zaluzhny, confirmed the incident to local media. “The Javelin didn’t work. The missile didn’t fly out. Maybe, it was a mistake by the operator. Maybe, it was something else. We have to figure it out,” Zaluzhny said. President …

“Barack Obama became US President in 2009. Our experiments with these types of things began in the Soviet times, when Obama was still a teenager,” Gerbert Yefremov, a renowned engineer, who played a key role in designing Russia’s newest missile systems, including Avangard glide vehicle, told Rossiyskaya Gazeta. “He was …

Speaking to Russian TV on Sunday, Shoigu noted a sharp increase in foreign surveillance and training flights testing the country’s borders and air defenses. Last month such activities increased by some 30 percent compared to last August. Moreover, the bloc’s aircraft have been actively training in conducting air strikes , routinely …

Russian tactical missile PTRC “Iskander” was impossible to destroy any one of the available means of air or missile defense in the world due to the maneuvering of the rocket, in the case of guidance of air defense/missile defense of the enemy, which was shown the relevant footage. In the …

Today the main military issued a statement on the final stage of tests of a rocket complex of new generation. We are talking about a hypersonic attack missile weapons “Zircon” sea-based. According to the statement, the Russian defense Ministry, the missile tests “Zircon” are successful. Test launches of these hypersonic …

Japan has decided to abandon the plan to deploy the country’s missile defence of the us production of Aegis Ashore. This was announced at a meeting on the security of the ruling liberal democratic party, Japan’s defense Minister Taro Kono, the Agency Kyodo. According to the Minister, the decision was …

The naval forces of the USA conducted tests of a new modification of the country’s only missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. We are talking about empty ballistic missile Trident II (D5LE) with an extended service life, which is also unique for the British Navy. The tests took place in …

TASS: the trials of hypersonic missile “Zircon” will be held until the end of 2019 in the White sea   Regular tests of new hypersonic anti-ship missiles “Zircon” will be held on the sea polygon of the Northern fleet before the end of 2019. It is reported TASS citing a …

The Israeli defense Ministry held in Alaska successful test of the Hetz missile-3 to intercept ballistic missiles outside the atmosphere. The tests were conducted on Kodiak island, since not all features can be tested in Israel. 10 days of tests, the system made three successful intercept targets, writes the Jerusalem …