Tag: Missile

India tests missile

India tested a medium-range nuclear-capable missile along its eastern coast on Saturday, an official said, as part of the nation’s efforts to build up...

Iran criticizes Turkey over NATO missile shield

Iran toughened Thursday its criticism of Turkey over its plan to host an early-warning radar as part of NATO's missile defence system, saying it...

Libyan forces fire Scud missile, says US official

Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi fired a Scud missile for the first time in the country's civil war, a US defence official said, after...

Missile falls near Italian ship off Libya

Italy’s defence ministry said Wednesday that an Italian naval ship off Libya reported that a missile fell into the water nearby, but it was...

India test fires missile

India test fired on Thursday a new short range ballistic missile from a defence base in Orissa, official sources said. The “Prahaar” missile, which...

Iran denies British nuclear missile claim

Iran denied on Wednesday testing a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead as Britain says. “None of the missiles tested by Iran...

Iran denies British nuclear missile claim

Iran denied on Wednesday testing a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead as Britain says. “None of the missiles tested by Iran...

Iran capable of making missiles with over 2,000 km range

Iran has the technology to manufacture missiles with over 2,000 km range, Aerospace Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Amir...

Seven killed in US missile attack in Parachinar

Suspected US drones fired missiles at a vehicle and a house here, killing at least seven people. The first attack in the Kurram tribal area...

Medvedev warns of build-up in absence of missile shield deal

President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Wednesday that Russia would be forced to bulk up its nuclear weapons arsenal if no deal is reached with...

Iran denies missile technology exchange with North Korea

Iran’s Foreign Ministry denied on Tuesday a UN report that Tehran had exchanged missile technology with North Korea, a move which could be a...

N Korea, Iran share ballistic missile technology: UN report

North Korea and Iran have shared ballistic missile technology, according to a UN sanctions report which China has sought to block, diplomats said Sunday. A...

Pakistan test-fires cruise missile

Pakistan, on Friday conducted a successful flight test of the indigenously developed Air Launched Cruise Missile, Hatf-VIII (Ra’ad), which can deliver nuclear and conventional...

Pakistan successfully test-fires Hatf-8 cruise missile

Pakistan successfully test-fired air-to-air Hatf-VIII cruise missile, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday. According to ISPR, the missile can strike a target at...

Pakistan test-fires N-capable ballistic missile

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Tuesday said it had successfully test-fired a newly-developed short-range ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads,
a statement, issued by ISPR, said.
"Pakistan today successfully conducted the first flight test of the newly developed Short Range Surface to Surface Multi Tube Ballistic Missile Hatf IX (NASR).
The missile has been developed to add deterrence value to Pakistan's Strategic Weapons Development programme at shorter

Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable missile

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's military on Tuesday said it had successfully test-fired a newly developed short-range ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
The military said in a statement that the "Hatf 9" missile with a range of 60 kilometres (40 miles) "could carry nuclear warheads of appropriate yields with high accuracy".
"The missile has been developed to add deterrence value to Pakistan's strategic weapons development programme at shorter ranges," it said,

British jets destroy tanks, missile site in Libya

LONDON - British warplanes have bombed Libyan tanks, armoured vehicles and a surface-to-air missile site around Misrata, where rebels were pounded by Muammar Gaddafi's forces, officials said Thursday.
RAF Tornado aircraft flying from the Italian base of Gioia del Colle carried out the strikes Wednesday around the rebel-held city as part of a multinational operation to protect civilians, the Ministry of Defence announced.
"In the course of these patrols the aircraft launched