North Korea Just Openly Tested Its First ICBM Since 2017 And It’s A Monster (Updated)
The Hwasongpho-17 intercontinental ballistic missile is North Korea’s largest and by every indication most capable to date.
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Russia Says It Has Test Fired Hypersonic Cruise Missiles From A Submarine For The First Time (Updated)
Zircon missiles and Russia’s super quiet Yasen class submarines could be a significant combination, but questions remain about the weapon’s maturity.
North Korea Is Now Launching Ballistic Missiles From Trains And That’s A Big Deal (Updated)
Rail-mobile missiles offer North Korea a relatively low-cost way to rapidly disperse weapons while also making them very hard to target.
South Korea Successfully Launches Ballistic Missile From Its New Submarine: Report
The Republic of Korea’s peculiar program to arm its submarines with conventionally-armed ballistic missiles has reached a major milestone.
North Korea Carried Out The First Known Test Of Its Newest Ballistic Missile
The launches were also the first ballistic missile tests to have occurred since President Joe Biden took office.
Air Force General Says His Planes Are Keeping An Eye Out For North Korea’s “Christmas Gift”
The United States has stepped up aerial intelligence gathering around North Korea, including using a newly modified RC-135V Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft. This comes amid threats from the regime in Pyongyang to send the U.S. government a “Christmas gift,” very likely in the form of a long-range ballistic missile test.
U.S. Ballistic Missile Sub Fired An Impressive Four Trident II Missiles In Just Three Days
The uncommonly large set of launches comes as the U.S. is developing multiple new warheads for the Trident II as a new arms race with Russia looms.
Putin Demands Response To U.S. Tomahawk Test Despite Having Treaty-Busting Missiles
Russian President Vladimir Putin has formally directed the country’s authorities to devise a “symmetric response” to the U.S. military’s recent test of a land-based Tomahawk cruise missile launch, a weapon system that the now-defunct Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, or INF, had prohibited. Of course, the most logical course of action is for Russia to publicly “unveil” the INF-breaching missiles it is already understood to have developed and fielded, but it may need to wait to do so in order to maintain its claim that it does not already have these weapons.
Behold The First Official Photo Of The Navy’s New NC-37B Missile Tracking Jet
Once complete, the unique aircraft will support various missile and missile-defense research and development projects and help patrol test ranges.
Trump’s Tweet About Old Iranian Missile Footage Isn’t A Good Sign
The US president does not appear to have consulted intelligence officials before Tweeting about incorrect reports.