Missile Defence

United States to send reinforcements to Gulf following drone attack on Saudi oil facilities

Defence Secretary Mark Esper has said that the United States will send reinforcements to the Gulf region at the request of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, following attacks on Saudi oil facilities which it blames on Iran

Vladimir Putin said Russians 'will go to heaven as martyrs' in event of nuclear war, says Moscow has no concept of preemptive strike

Vladimir Putin told a forum of international experts in the southern city of Sochi that Russia will only ever use nuclear weapons in retaliation to attacks from other armed forces.

BrahMos test-fired from Sukhoi: India’s emerging tactical cruise missile triad sparks Chinese apprehensions

As a result of the recent BrahMos test, Indian capability for stand-off precision war is substantially expanding leading to rising Chinese apprehensions.

China unveils new missile defence system on prime time TV

The HongQi-10 (Reg Flag 10) surface-to-air missile was shown in the evening news bulletin Wednesday being fired from ships and land-based mobile launchers

Kenneth Bae: N-Korea denies visit visa to US envoy again

Analysts say North Korea has previously used detained Americans as leverage in its standoff with the US over its nuclear and missile programs; North Korea denies this.

Israel to unveil new missile defence shield called 'Iron beam'

The system is designed to deal with threats that fly on too small a trajectory to be engaged efficiently by Iron Dome, the Israeli interceptor credited with an 80 percent success rate against rockets fired by Palestinian militants.

Missile defense cooperation could be "game-changer" for US, Russia: report

The planned US shield, endorsed by NATO, would deploy US interceptor missiles in and around Europe in what Washington says is a layered protection against missiles that could be fired by countries like Iran.