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Artist’s concept of Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapons Concept (HAWC) vehicle. (DARPA)
April 5, 2022, 10:17 pm
US completes test of hypersonic missile that travels 5 times the speed of sound
Latest test reportedly took place several weeks ago, but was kept quiet to avoid appearing to escalate geopolitical tensions surrounding Russian invasion of Ukraine
By AFP
Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations on September 28, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)
October 28, 2021, 10:31 am
Top US general: Chinese weapon test ‘very concerning,’ close to a Sputnik moment
Milley is 1st Pentagon official to confirm nature of Beijing test of nuclear-capable hypersonic weapon that orbited Earth then reentered atmosphere
By Robert Burns
One of the Cherbourg boats arrives in Haifa, December 31, 1969. (Wikimeda commons/Israel Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum)
February 16, 2020, 6:01 am
In 1st missile battle at sea in 1973, Israeli craft evaded Soviet-made missiles
How an Israeli-developed weapon system kept the sea-lanes to Haifa open in a naval confrontation to be ranked with Midway and Trafalgar
By Abraham Rabinovich
Illustrative: A test of the new Iranian Raad-500 Ballistic missile, unveiled on February 9, 2020. (Screenshot: Twitter)
February 9, 2020, 3:32 pm
Iran unveils ballistic missile, ‘new generation’ engines
Revolutionary Guards commander hails ‘leap in modern missile technology’ with short-range Raad-500 missile that is ‘cheaper, lighter, faster and more precise’
By AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, during a tour of an IAI facility on December 17, 2018. (Koby Gideon/GPO
December 17, 2018, 6:23 pm
Netanyahu: Israel developing missiles ‘no other country has’
PM says state-owned defense contractor working on weapons systems able to ‘reach anywhere in the area,’ hails IAI contributions to first Israeli lunar mission
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: The Arrow 3 missile is launched from Palmachim air base in central Israel on December 10, 2015. (Defense Ministry)
July 5, 2018, 10:37 am
Test missile blasts off from coastal air force base
Defense Ministry says launch of unidentified projectile was a planned trial
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
"Kinzhal," a new Russian hyper-sonic missile during a test-launch, in a video published by the country's defense ministry on March 10, 2018. (screen capture: YouTube)
March 11, 2018, 2:01 pm
Russia test-fires ‘ideal’ hyper-sonic missile
Moscow says new Kinzhal missile launched from MiG-31 jet can fly 10 times the speed of sound, overcome air defense systems
By AFP
US Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, left, shakes hands with South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo during their meeting at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, August 14, 2017. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP)
August 14, 2017, 3:43 pm
US says military ready for N. Korea as China tightens noose
Army chief warns he is ready to use all capabilities to defend allies; China to stop importing coal, iron and fish in keeping with new UN sanctions on Pyongyang
By AP
A South Korean man watches North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivering his New Year's speech on a TV news program shown at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, January 1, 2017. (AP/Ahn Young-joon)
January 1, 2017, 7:04 pm
North Korea’s leader hints of new long-range missile test
In New Year’s address, Kim Jong Un says rocket is nearing completion, warns he will further push military capabilities unless US stops war games with South
By AP
Israeli soldiers patrol near an Iron Dome defense system, designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells, in the Golan Heights, on January 20, 2015. (AFP/Jack Guez)
November 11, 2016, 12:11 pm
Top Iranian general: Tehran gave Hezbollah missiles it used against Israel
Iranian missile factory in Aleppo transferred rockets to Hezbollah for use in 2006 war against Israel, chief of staff says
By ToI Staff
An Iranian Shahab-3 missile launched during military exercises outside the city of Qom, Iran, in June 2011. (AP/ISNA/Ruhollah Vahdati)
May 26, 2016, 4:29 pm
8 Iranian missile launches since nuke deal signed, expert tells US Congress
Islamic Republic increases ballistic missile tests, strives to improve accuracy, despite American opposition
By Judah Ari Gross
A Tamir missile fired from an Iron Dome missile defense battery during a trial in the United States in April 2016. (Rafael Advanced Defense Systems)
April 20, 2016, 9:51 pm
In first, US army uses Iron Dome to down drone
Defensive missiles strike and destroy target; Washington considers purchasing Israeli missile defense technology
By ToI Staff
The Arrow 3 missile is launched from Palmachim air base in central Israel on December 10, 2015. (Defense Ministry)
April 16, 2016, 7:24 pm
Israel’s defense tech should worry Iranians, says IAI head
Top engineer at military industry company says Netanyahu can sleep easy at night in face of potential nuclear threat
By Tamar Pileggi
Illustrative image of Russian missiles on parade (Screen capture: YouTube)
June 5, 2015, 4:47 am
US may deploy missiles in Europe to counter Russia
White House weighing various responses to Russia’s alleged testing of long-range cruise missile prohibited by nuclear treaty
By Robert Burns
A line of Iranian Qadir anti-ship cruise missiles, first revealed in 2011. (screen capture: YouTube/PressTV)
March 14, 2015, 7:27 pm
Iran starts production of long-range cruise missile
Iranian army chief of staff says his country will never trust the United States
By ToI Staff
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