Tag: Missiles
Forgo Russian S-400 missile system, US tells India
---Proposed deal from Russia could attract American sanctions, warns White House
The United States (US) on Wednesday urged India to forgo its proposed deal to...
Iran fires missiles at militants in Syria over parade attack
KERMANSHAH: Iran fired missiles on Monday at militants in Syria it blamed for an attack in southwestern Iran on Sept. 22, the Revolutionary Guards...
Hezbollah leader boasts group has ‘highly accurate’ missiles
BEIRUT: The leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah boasted Thursday the group now possesses "highly accurate" missiles despite Israeli attempts to prevent it from acquiring...
Iran moves missiles to Iraq in warning to enemies
PARIS/BAGHDAD: Iran has given ballistic missiles to Shi'ite proxies in Iraq and is developing the capacity to build more there to deter attacks on...
Taiwan improves missiles to counter China military expansion
TAIPEI: Taiwan is responding to China's arms buildup by developing missiles and interceptors of its own that could reduce Beijing's military advantage over the...
Yemen peace plan sees ceasefire, Houthis abandoning missiles
WASHINGTON: A UN peace plan for Yemen calls on the Houthi movement to give up its ballistic missiles in return for an end to...
India buys missiles from Israel ahead of Netanyahu’s visit
NEW DELHI: India is to buy 131 surface-to-air missiles from Israel in a $70 million deal, the defence ministry announced Tuesday ahead of a...
Syria army intercepts Israel missiles near Damascus
DAMASCUS: Syrian air defences intercepted at least two Israeli missiles fired at a government “military position” in Damascus province early Saturday but the attack still...
Kim Jong Un trades missiles for tractors during testing lull
SEOUL: After a summer filled with flaming rockets and an earth-shaking nuclear blast, North Korea’s state media is portraying Kim Jong Un as a...
Russia says its submarine fired missiles at Daesh base in Syria
MOSCOW: Russia said Tuesday its submarine deployed in the Mediterranean fired three ballistic missiles to destroy a command post of Daesh group in Syria's...
US approves possible $15b sale of THAAD missiles to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON: The US State Department has approved the possible sale of a THAAD anti-missile defence system to Saudi Arabia at an estimated cost of...
North Korea seen moving missiles from development center: South Korean broadcaster
SEOUL: Several North Korean missiles were recently spotted moved from a rocket facility in the capital Pyongyang, South Korea’s Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) reported...
Iran conducts ballistic missile tests
Iran conducted multiple ballistic missile tests on Tuesday in what it said was a display of “deterrent power”, defying US sanctions imposed earlier this...
Iran has more missiles than it can hide: General
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have so many missiles they don’t know where to hide them, a senior commander said at Friday prayers, after the United...
‘Saudis scared of Houthis’ 500-km range missiles’
The visiting Saudi Arabian Minister for Religious Affairs Saleh bin Abdulaziz bin Mohammad Al-Sheikh has told the government about the nature of threats posed to Saudi Arabia and Harmain Ash-Sharifain, claiming that Houthi rebels had installed missiles having a range of 500 kilometres, Pakistan Today has learnt on authority.
N Korea fires two more missiles into sea
North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea Sunday, Seoul’s military said, in an apparent show of anger at an upcoming joint military...
South Korea flexes missile power after North test
Two days after North Korea's nuclear test, South Korea signalled Thursday the deployment of a new cruise missile capable
of a precision strike on members...
