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Raytheon advances next generation short range interceptor with ballistic test
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 Raytheon, an RTX business, has carried out a successful ballistic test of its interceptor for the U.S. Army's Next Generation Short Range Interceptor program, which will replace the legacy Stinger surface to air missile. The test, funded by the company, is part of a broader effort to mature the interceptor design and demonstrate readiness ahead of government sponsored flight testing. According to Raytheon, the latest event represents another successful ballistic test for its NGSRI solution and sho ... read more |
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Russian strikes kill 4, wound two dozen in UkraineOdesa, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 27, 2026 Russian forces killed four people and wounded nearly two dozen others - including two children and a pregnant woman - in separate attacks, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday. ... more 
Japan and US agree to expand cooperation on missiles, military drillsTokyo (AFP) Jan 16, 2026 Tokyo and Washington agreed Friday to boost joint production of defence equipment including missiles, and expand their military presence in waters southwest of mainland Japan, as China ramps up pressure on its Asian neighbour. ... more 
Russia claims Oreshnik missile hit Ukrainian aviation plantMoscow (AFP) Jan 12, 2026 Russia on Monday claimed to have hit an aviation repair plant in Ukraine's western Lviv region last week with its Oreshnik ballistic missile, the first time either country has named the strike's alleged target. ... more 
North Korea tests hypersonic missiles, says nuclear forces ready for warSeoul (AFP) Jan 5, 2026 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the firing of "cutting-edge" hypersonic missiles to ready Pyongyang's nuclear forces for war, state media reported Monday, saying "geopolitical crisis" made the test even more urgent in a clear nod to this weekend's US attack on Venezuela. ... more |
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North Korea's Kim touts new rocket launchers that could target SouthSeoul (AFP) Dec 30, 2025 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has toured a factory making new multiple rocket launchers that could target the South, touting their ability to "annihilate the enemy" in a concentrated attack, state media reported Tuesday. ... more 
North Korea's Kim orders factories to make more missiles in 2026Seoul (AFP) Dec 26, 2025 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered officials to step up production of missiles and construct more factories to meet his military's growing need for the projectiles, state media said Friday. ... more 
Denmark starts work on rocket fuel facility for UkraineVojens, Denmark (AFP) Dec 2, 2025 Danish and Ukrainian officials have marked the start of construction of a facility that will supply rocket fuel to Ukraine, believed to be the first such scheme in a NATO nation. ... more 
Sweden beefs up air defence in rearmament pushStockholm (AFP) Nov 25, 2025 Sweden will acquire anti-air defence equipment worth 3.5 billion kronor ($366 million) to protect itself against missiles, drones and combat aircraft, the government said Tuesday. ... more 
China slams Japan's plans to deploy missiles near TaiwanBeijing (AFP) Nov 24, 2025 China slammed on Monday Japan's decision to push ahead with a planned deployment of missiles on an island near Taiwan, escalating a weeks-long diplomatic spat. ... more |
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Russian missile attack kills teenager in eastern UkraineKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 18, 2025 A Russian missile attack killed a teenage girl and wounded at least nine people in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region, its governor said Tuesday. ... more 
Zelensky meets Macron seeking air defence deal for Ukraine: AFPVelizy-Villacoublay, France Nov 17, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Monday met France's Emmanuel Macron at an air base outside Paris, seeking a major deal to acquire French air defence hardware including fighter jets, an AFP correspondent said. ... more 
Russia strike on Kyiv apartment block kills six, Ukraine saysKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 14, 2025 A barrage of Russian missiles hit Kyiv on Friday, killing six people in one apartment block, attacks that Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced as a "heinous" bid to spread terror. ... more
Russia says foiled Ukrainian-UK plot to hijack missile-carrying jetMoscow (AFP) Nov 11, 2025 Russia said Tuesday it had foiled an Anglo-Ukrainian plot to hijack a military jet carrying a hypersonic missile which they planned to take to Romania in a "large-scale provocation". ... more 
North Korea announces missile test hours before Trump due in SouthSeoul (AFP) Oct 29, 2025 North Korea test-fired cruise missiles off its western coast in a message to Pyongyang "enemies", state media announced Wednesday just hours before US President Donald Trump begins a visit to South Korea. ... more |
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Trump says missile testing not 'appropriate', as Putin touts nuclear cruise missile
Aboard Air Force One (AFP) Oct 27, 2025 US President Donald Trump said Monday the announcement by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of a nuclear-powered cruise missile test was not "appropriate". "He ought to get the war (in Ukraine) ended. A war that should have taken one week is now soon in its fourth year. That's what he ought to do instead of testing missiles," Trump told journalists aboard Air Force One. Putin on Sunday announced the successful final test of the Burevestnik missile, which he said has "unlimited range". T ... read more 
Russia's Burevestnik: A Nuclear-Powered Missile That Defies ConventionBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 Russia's latest strategic weapons announcement has reignited debate over one of the most controversial missile programs of the modern era - the 9M730 Burevestnik, known to NATO as the SSC-X-9 "Skyfa ... more |
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