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North Korea declares its rocket launch a success
North Korea launched a long-range rocket Wednesday morning despite international opposition and growing tensions in the region. Pyongyang claimed the Unha-3 rocket successfully delivered a scientific satellite into orbit. Seoul has strongly condemned the launch as a violation of UN resolutions, with the South Korean president calling for an emergency meeting over the issue. The [...]
North Korea says it may delay controversial rocket launch
North Korea said it may delay a much-criticised rocket launch originally scheduled for as early as Monday, as analysts say its efforts to mark a key anniversary were hampered by technical troubles. Scientists were “now seriously examining the issue of readjusting the launching time of the satellite for some reasons”, the Korean Committee of Space [...]
Submerged Severodvinsk Sub Test Fires Cruise Missile
Russia’s newest attack submarine, the Yasen class Severodvinsk, successfully fired a cruise missile while submerged, a source in the United Shipbuilding Corporation told RIA Novosti on Wednesday. The test launch was the second during the current manufacturer’s sea trials in the White Sea. On Monday, the sub fired a cruise missile from a surfaced position. [...]
Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile
Pakistan on Wednesday test fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile with a range of 1,300 kilometres (800 miles), the military said. The military described the Hatf V Ghauri missile as a liquid fuel missile, which can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads. It was Pakistan’s eighth missile test so far this year and comes two months [...]
Israel reports success in new missile defence test
Israeli and US defence officials have successfully tested the David’s Sling missile defence system, completing the first phase of the weapon’s development, the defence ministry said on Sunday. “The Israel Missile Defence Organisation and the US Missile Defense Agency completed the first phase of the development of the David’s Sling Weapon System, by conducting a [...]
North Korea preparing for missile launch
US satellites have picked up signs that North Korea is preparing to launch a long-range missile, a Japanese newspaper reported on Friday. North Korea moved missile parts from its military factory in Pyongyang to a launch pad in Tongchang-ri in the country’s far northwest early November, the Asahi Shimbun said. The US government has already [...]
North Korea carries out tests for missiles: think tank
North Korea has conducted motor tests to improve its long-range missiles after a failed launch in April, a US think tank said Monday after reviewing new satellite images. Since the embarrassing flop in April, the communist regime appears to have carried out at least two tests of large motors needed for rockets and worked on [...]
Taiwan Tests New Anti-Ship Missile: Report
Taiwan tested its longest range ship-to-ship missile within a month of China putting its first aircraft carrier into service, a report said today. Dubbed an “aircraft carrier killer”, the missile has a range of 400 kilometres (250 miles) and is capable of achieving Mach 3.0, or triple the speed of sound, the Taipei-based United Daily [...]
Raytheon’s RAM Block 2 successful in double-fire test
Both missiles prove command and control effectiveness Raytheon Company’s (NYSE: RTN) Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2 successfully completed its third guided test vehicle flight, further demonstrating the system’s upgraded kinematic performance, guidance system and airframe capabilities. The test also verified the use of RAM production-representative hardware. Designed to represent a salvo operation, the test included [...]


