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N. Korea unveils submarine-launched missile at parade: KCNA

Sebastien Berger, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 15 07:59 AM

SEOUL - Nuclear-armed North Korea unveiled a submarine-launched ballistic missile at a military parade in Pyongyang, state media reported Friday, in a show of strength days before Joe Biden's inauguration as US president. Read more »

Australia and US to take on China and Russia in game-changing hypersonic missiles

Kristin Huang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Dec 02 01:08 PM

Australia's defense minister says the weapons are meant to help deter aggression against Australian interests. Other countries in the region including India, Japan and South Korea might follow suit, analyst says. Read more »

Erdogan confirms test of Russian missile system, rejects US criticism

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 23 09:49 PM

"It is true about the tests, they have been done and will continue." Read more »

S. China Sea missile drills to blame for Taiwanese plane being turned back at HK - source

Minnie Chan, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 22 12:42 PM

‘Dangerous activities’ cited by Hong Kong’s civil aviation department as reason for blocking UNI Air flight last week was actually a PLA air-to-air missile exercise, says an insider. A Taiwanese aircraft was unable to climb to a safe enough height to be allowed entry into Hong Kong airspace, he says. Read more »

N.Korea's nuclear, missile programs 'serious threat' to security: Pentagon chief

Reuters
Posted at Oct 15 05:47 AM

WASHINGTON - US Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday said North Korea's nuclear and missile programs pose a global threat, after Pyongyang's unveiling of previously unseen intercontinental ballistic missiles at a predawn military parade. Read more »

N. Korea unveils 'monster' new intercontinental ballistic missile at parade

Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Oct 11 11:30 AM

Experts said that the new, larger ICBM is likely designed to carry multiple independent reentry vehicles (MIRVs), allowing it to attack more targets and making interception more difficult. Read more »

Pentagon slams Chinese missile launches in South China Sea

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 28 06:29 AM

WASHINGTON - The US Defense Department said Thursday that Chinese test launches of ballistic missiles in the South China Sea were threatening peace and security in the region. Read more »

China fires missiles into South China Sea, sending US a message

Steven Lee Myers and Keith Bradsher, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 27 11:13 PM

China has fired a barrage of medium-range missiles across considerable distances into the South China Sea, Beijing’s latest move to demonstrate its strategic dominance and sovereignty over the disputed waters, an American defense official said.   Read more »

Philippine missile frigate takes part in ‘Rim of the Pacific’ war games

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 09:57 PM

MANILA - The Philippine Navy's first missile-capable frigate has joined the world's largest maritime exercise in Hawaii, to test its capabilities, as well as enhance the country's maritime partnership.   Read more »

In Afghanistan, a rarely seen anti-tank weapon destroys a helicopter

Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Mujib Mashal, The New York Times
Updated as of Jul 31 05:26 PM

An Afghan helicopter was attacked in the country’s south this week by what U.S. and Afghan officials say was a missile rarely seen in the hands of the Taliban, raising new concerns for a beleaguered Afghan military and questions about who supplied the weapon.   Read more »

Iran navy test-fires new cruise missiles

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 21 09:02 AM

Iran test-fired a "new generation" of cruise missiles Thursday, the navy said, in the first such military exercises since 19 sailors were killed last month in a friendly fire incident.   Read more »

Philippine Navy missile-frigate crew member tests positive for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 11:47 PM

The ship's 65 crew members were tested on June 4 in which one of them tested positive for COVID-19, Bacordo said.   Read more »

US approves sale of 84 Patriot missiles to Kuwait

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 29 10:17 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States said Thursday it has approved the sale of 84 of the most recent generation of Patriot missiles to Kuwait, plus equipment to modernize the country's antimissile program, for a total of $1.425 billion. Read more »

Philippine Navy’s first missile-capable warship arrives in Subic

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 02:58 PM

A Navy official said the FF150 "signals the realization of a modern navy" that is capable of imposing its territorial defense mandate. Read more »

North Korea fires multiple suspected cruise missiles: Seoul

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 14 02:18 PM

North Korea on Tuesday fired several suspected cruise missiles towards the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, the South's military said. Read more »

N.Korea says it conducted successful test of multiple rocket launchers

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Mar 30 07:32 AM

North Korea's latest test of super-large multiple rocket launchers a day earlier was a success, state media said on Monday. Read more »

Saudi forces intercept missile over curfew-locked Riyadh

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 29 07:44 AM

Saudi forces intercepted a missile over Riyadh late Saturday, state media said, after at least three explosions were heard in the curfew-locked capital amid efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic.   Read more »

North Korea fires 2 short-range 'ballistic missiles' into sea

Sunghee Hwang, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 29 01:52 PM

North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, the fourth such launch this month as the world battles the coronavirus outbreak. Read more »

N.Korea enhanced nuclear, missile programs in 2019 in breach of sanctions: UN report

Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Posted at Feb 11 05:24 PM

North Korea continued to enhance its nuclear and ballistic missile programs last year in breach of United Nations sanctions, according to a confidential UN report seen by Reuters on Monday. Read more »

Recording shows Iran knew immediately it had shot down plane -Zelenskiy

Reuters
Posted at Feb 03 08:36 PM

A leaked audio recording of an Iranian pilot talking to the control tower in Tehran shows that Iran knew immediately it had shot down a Ukrainian airliner last month, Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Read more »