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The Konarak support vessel which was struck during a training exercise in the Gulf of Oman, is docked in an unidentified naval base in Iran.(Photo provided by the Iranian Army)

Iran accidentally strikes its own ship, 19 sailors dead

The incident comes amid months of heightened tensions between Iran and US since Trump unilaterally withdrew from Tehran’s nuclear deal

11 May 2020 3:28 PM

The study said Iran considered missiles to be a strategic necessity due to the limitations of its air force, which still has some US planes ordered by the pro-Western shah, who was toppled in 1979. (Representational Image)

Pentagon says Iran developed largest missile force in Middle East despite sanctions

A US intelligence official said on condition of anonymity that the assessment included Israel.

20 Nov 2019 2:00 PM

India on Saturday conducted successfully the first night trial of ''Agni-II'', its versatile surface-to-surface medium range nuclear capable missile from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast, defence sources said. (Photo: Twitter/ PPChaudharyMoS)

First night trial of Agni 2 missile conducted successfully in Odisha

The 2000 plus km range surface to surface missile has already been inducted and is part of countries arsenal for strategic deterrence.

17 Nov 2019 10:37 AM

Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Ali Amin Gandapur. (Photo: Twitter)

‘Countries backing India will be hit by missile’: Pakistan minister Ali Amin Gandapur

Gandapur’s vile rhetorics on Kashmir issue comes at a time when Pakistan has been snubbed globally over the matter.

30 Oct 2019 11:16 AM

Pakistan has said a meeting on the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor would be held on Friday at the Zero Point, even as the country remains locked in a diplomatic tussle with India over the repeal of Article 370 and the restrictions imposed in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: File)

Kartarpur Corridor meet today even as Pak ramps up pressure with missile test

The announcement of a technical meet also came on a day when Pakistan successfully launched surface-to-surface ballistic missile 'Ghaznavi'.

30 Aug 2019 8:52 AM

Russia and the US traded accusations at the United Nations Thursday of risking a new arms race as China said it would play no part in any new missile deal. (Photo: AFP)

US, Russia trade barbs at UN over 'new arms race'

But China's UN ambassador, Zhang Jun, said Beijing 'has no interest' in being part of any arms control treaty with Russia and the US.

23 Aug 2019 9:13 AM

He also said that the Pentagon would like to deploy new intermediate-range missiles in Asia, a move that would likely anger China, which was not party to the INF. (Representational Image)

US tests medium-range missile after exiting INF treaty with Russia

The missile was launched on Sunday from the US Navy-controlled San Nicolas Island off the coast of Los Angeles, California.

20 Aug 2019 2:08 PM

Russia will not deploy new missiles as long as the United States shows similar restraint in Europe and Asia, Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu said on Sunday, after Washington's withdrawal from a Soviet-era arms pact. (Photo: File)

'Won't install new missiles unless US deploys them in Europe,' says Russia

Russia has also pulled out of the deal, but Shoigu said it had no plans to deploy new missiles.

18 Aug 2019 4:26 PM

Kim and Trump have agreed to resume working-level dialogue but the talks have yet to begin. (Photo: AFP)

Trump has 'no problem' with latest North Korean weapons test

The launches come after Pyongyang fired two devices last week that Seoul said were short-range ballistic missiles.

02 Aug 2019 3:26 PM

The response came after North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea earlier today, according to the South Korean military. (Photo: File)

Aware of reports of North Korea's missile launch: US

The projectiles were launched from South Hamgyong Province, located on the east coast of North Korea, said South Korea's JCS.

31 Jul 2019 1:48 PM

The launcher was found "early this morning" at Baltimore/Washington International airport, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein tweeted. (Photo: Twitter)

US man held with missile launcher at airport, says it's a ‘souvenir’

Fortunately the item was not a live device. It was confiscated and handed over to the state fire marshal for safe disposal.

30 Jul 2019 8:51 AM

Moving closer toward the induction of the Nag anti-tank guided missiles into the Army, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Sunday carried out three successful test firings of the missiles in the Pokhran firing ranges. (Photo: Twitter/ @prasarbharti)

India test fires 3 tank-buster nag missiles, all hit their targets

The Army and DRDO are supposed to carry out more tests of the missiles on Monday also to further validate the missile's capabilities.

08 Jul 2019 4:02 PM

The scheduled test was normal, China’s Ministry of National Defence said on Thursday, when asked about the alleged test launch of a JL-3 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on June 2, state-run Global Times reported. (Representational Image)

China tests latest submarine-launched ballistic missile: Report

The SLBM might have a range of up to 14,000 kms and be equipped with 10 independent guided nuclear warheads.

28 Jun 2019 10:54 PM

Gazan authorities reported six Palestinians killed in the Israeli strikes, including at least two terrorists. (Photo:AP)

Benjamin Netanyahu pledges 'massive attacks' in response to Gaza missiles

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he had ordered the military to launch further strikes on Gaza Strip terrorists.

05 May 2019 4:03 PM

The Soviet Union performed similar tests around the same time. In the 1960s and early 1970s, it tested a weapon that could be launched in orbit, approach enemy satellites and destroy them with an explosive charge, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists, a non-profit research and advocacy organization.

Anti-satellite weapons: rare, high-tech, and risky to test

The United States performed the first anti-satellite tests in 1959, when satellites themselves were rare and new.

28 Mar 2019 9:54 AM

Pakistan urges no militarization of space after India downs satellite

Pakistan issued a call against military threats in outer space.

28 Mar 2019 9:53 AM

Experts say that anti-satellite weapons that shatter their targets pose a space hazard by creating a cloud of fragments that can collide with other objects, potentially setting off a chain reaction of projectiles through Earth orbit.

US studying India anti-satellite weapons test, warns of space debris

India’s foreign ministry played down any risk of debris from its missile test.

28 Mar 2019 9:51 AM

Anti-satellite weapons permit attacks on enemy satellites, blinding them or disrupting communications, as well as providing a technology base for intercepting ballistic missiles.

Modi hails India as military space power after anti-satellite missile test

India would be the fourth country to have used such an anti-satellite weapon after the US, China and Russia.

28 Mar 2019 9:49 AM

Government sources told ANI that the A-Sat weapon was launched at 11.16 am on Wednesday and targetted an Indian satellite which had been decommissioned. (Photo: Screengrab)

Watch: Simulation of A-SAT BMD interceptor missile fired by India

By doing so – and that too in just three minutes -- India had entered elite club of space countries USA, China and Russia, PM said.

27 Mar 2019 2:40 PM

In this photo provided by Korea Aerospace Research Institute, a single stage rocket takes off from its launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea, Wednesday, November 28, 2018. (Korea Aerospace Research Institute via AP)

South Korea conducts successful rocket engine test

Yonhap News Agency, citing South Korean officials, reported that South Korea successfully tested its locally developed rocket engine.

28 Nov 2018 5:24 PM

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