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North Korea has no nuclear warhead to fit missile: official
North Korea has yet to develop a nuclear warhead small enough to fit on a missile, a senior US official said on Wednesday, contradicting a recent US military intelligence report. The North claimed its third atomic test staged in February involved a “miniaturised and lighter” warhead, prompting speculation that it had acquired the crucial technology [...]
Taiwan to Deploy 3 More PAC-3 Antimissile Batteries
Three U.S.-made Patriot antimissile air defense batteries will be deployed in southern Taiwan, in addition to the one already in northern Taiwan, Deputy Defense Minister Andrew Yang said Thursday. Responding to lawmakers’ questions in the Legislative Yuan’s Foreign and National Defense Committee, Yang said the three Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile batteries will be used [...]
Hagel, Yaalon Finalize New Israel Military Capabilities
In what Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called “a significant step in U.S.-Israeli defense cooperation,” he and his Israeli counterpart finalized an agreement today on a package of new defense capabilities the United States is offering Israel. Hagel and Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon held a joint news conference at Israel’s defense headquarters, known as the [...]
North Korea moves two more missile launchers: report
North Korea has moved two more missile launchers to its east coast, where preparations are apparently under way for a missile test as tensions simmer on the peninsula, a report said Sunday. Expectations had been high that Pyongyang would carry out a test to coincide with celebrations marking the birth of North Korea’s late founding [...]
United Kingdom to Buy Hellfire Missiles
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress April 16 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Kingdom for 500 AGM-114-N4/P4 HELLFIRE missiles. The estimated cost is $95 million. This program will directly contribute to the U.S. foreign and national security policies by enhancing the close air support capability of the United Kingdom in [...]
Russia to Get New ICBM Later this Year
The first modernized intercontinental ballistic missile, Yars-M, will enter service with Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) later this year, RVSN Commander Col. Gen. Sergei Karavayev said on Thursday. A defense industry source previously told RIA Novosti the Armed Forces will take delivery of a fifth-generation Yars-M missile before the end of the current year. Karavayev [...]
Lockheed PAC-3 Missile Intercepts and Destroys Tactical Ballistic Missile in New Test
Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 Missile successfully detected, tracked and intercepted a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) in a Lower Tier Project Office flight test today at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. Two PAC-3 Missiles were ripple-fired in the test per current doctrine. The first interceptor destroyed the target and the second PAC-3 Missile self-destructed as planned. Mission [...]
Pentagon: Inaccurate to Say North Korea Has Nuclear-Armed Missiles
The Pentagon late Thursday said North Korea does not have nuclear-armed missiles, playing down an intelligence report leaked earlier in the day which said Pyongyang had the capability to build atomic warheads that could be fitted on missiles. Pentagon spokesman George Little says it would be inaccurate to suggest the North has fully tested, developed, [...]
Iran Test-Fires Three New Missiles
The Iranian Military has successfully test-fired three new domestically produced missiles, the Fars News Agency reported on Saturday. “Three types of missiles developed by the Army and the Defense Industries have been successfully test-fired in the Ground Force’s recent wargames,” the agency quoted Commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground Force Lt. Gen. Kioumars Heydari as [...]
