The Israeli military said its Iron Dome air-defense system “successfully intercepted a suspected air target entering the Manara region of northern Israel from Lebanon”. It said the army “also attacked the sources of fire” of several anti-tank missiles launched from Lebanon into the Manara border area. Lebanon's National News Agency later reported that an Israeli […]
“This military partnership with Russia has shown the world Iran's defense capabilities,” the military official said. “This does not mean that we are taking Russia's side in the Ukraine conflict.” There is a huge threat to Iran's cleric rulers amid the war that started between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic group Hamas after October 7. […]
China, which is North Korea’s main political ally, urged restraint and called on both sides to resume talks. Yeonpyeong, about 120 km (75 miles) west of Seoul, is home to more than 2,000 residents and troops stationed there and can be reached by boats, which take more than 2-1/2 hours. Leif-Eric Easley, a professor of […]
State media photos showed North Korea’s Kim personally inspecting the satellite launch and later reviewing images of US military bases in Guam that were reportedly sent by the country’s new eye in the sky . Pyongyang’s Defense Ministry reiterated Thursday that the satellite launch was part of its “right to self-defense” and rejected the “extremely […]
The announcement of the cruise missile test comes days after US President Joe Biden hosted South Korean leader Yun Suk Yeol at Camp David along with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. At a news conference on Friday, the leaders said they saw a “new chapter” of closer three-way security cooperation after the summit, which until […]
“The S-400 Triumf anti-aircraft missile systems are being produced on schedule,” Interfax quoted Dmitry Shugaev, head of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, as saying. “The delivery of the S-400 Triumf system equipment is expected to be completed within the agreed time frame,” he said in comments made during an event of the armed forces.
KCNA said that during a stop at the missile factory, Kim aimed to “significantly boost” the production capacity so that the facility could mass-produce missiles to meet the needs of frontline military units. According to the report, Kim said, “The qualitative level of war preparedness depends on the development of the munitions industry and the […]
“Australia obviously has a much larger area where testing is a bit more feasible – so I think that’s a unique thing, for example, that Australians bring to the table.”China has denounced the AUKUS agreement as undermining peace in the region – a charge that Washington, Canberra and London reject.But critics have also asked whether […]
Hamada instructed troops to “implement necessary measures to limit damage in the event of a ballistic missile strike”. He ordered the preparation of destroyers equipped with SM-3 missile interceptors, as well as the deployment of military units in the southern prefecture of Okinawa that can operate Patriot PAC-3 missiles. G7 foreign ministers meeting in Japan […]
State media said on Saturday that North Korea conducted another test of a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone, the latest in a show of force against the US and South Korea. The country tested another type of nuclear-capable unmanned underwater attack weapon called the “Hail-2”, a week after it revealed a new underwater drone system called […]
The latest tests came as South Korean and US troops began their largest amphibious landing exercise in years on Monday, involving a US amphibious assault ship. North Korea said the US and South Korea were taking the situation on the Korean Peninsula to an “irreversibly dangerous point” with their drills, and that such moves would […]
The ICBM launch was followed by two short-range ballistic missiles on Tuesday and two strategic cruise missiles fired from a submarine last Sunday. Recent aggression by Pyongyang has prompted Seoul and Tokyo to try to mend fences over historic disputes and boost security cooperation. Just hours after the ICBM was fired Thursday, South Korean President […]
large and small drones Smaller drones and larger unmanned aircraft, which cost around $20 million without sophisticated sensors, cameras and other “extras”, have also appeared on shopping lists. Finland and Denmark began talks with General Atomics after Russia invaded Ukraine last February, a source familiar with the discussions told Reuters. They want to buy a […]
Wagner sees Bakhmut catching up to April The capture of Bakhmut would give Russia a stepping stone to advance on two large cities, Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, further west to Donetsk. But Ukraine and its allies say recapturing Bakhmut would be a Pyrrhic victory given the previous months and what they claim has been heavy loss […]
So far the result has been a series of visual confirmations and shootdowns – three in the past three days – and accompanied by the closure of US and Canadian airspace to avoid collisions between military and civilian aircraft. “We’re certainly looking hard now,” said a US military official on condition of anonymity. On Friday, […]