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Showing posts with label ballistic missile. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ballistic missile. Show all posts

Sunday, September 8, 2024

US warns of Iranian ballistic missile transfer to Russia, calling it 'dramatic escalation’ of Ukrainian conflict

US warns of Iranian ballistic missile transfer to Russia, calling it 'dramatic escalation’ of Ukrainian conflict

"...In March, the Group of Seven (G7) warned that they would impose coordinated sanctions on Iran if it carried out a missile transfer to Russia. This warning was repeated at NATO summit in Washington DC in July.

However, it is unclear what actions that administration of U.S. President Joe Biden might take. While Biden has repeatedly warned Iran not to take actions that would escalate the conflict in the Middle East, he has also refused to take any punitive steps against Iran for ignoring those warnings. ..."

Reference: allisrael.com .

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Saudi Arabia military intercepts missiles from Yemen

Loud booms in Saudi Arabia's capital as military intercepts missiles from Yemen: report

"...Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, was the target of ballistic missiles fired Wednesday by Yemen's Iran-backed Shiite rebels, a Saudi-owned news channel said..."

Reference: www.foxnews.com .

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Putin says 'no one in the world has anything like' all-powerful nuclear missile

Putin says 'no one in the world has anything like' all-powerful nuclear missile

"...Putin boasted Thursday that his country has developed a nuclear missile with an unlimited range and completely immune to enemy intercept. Speaking during an annual state-of-the-nation speech in Moscow, Putin said the ballistic missile is capable of penetrating any missile defense and can reach virtually any target around the world. "No defense systems will be able to withstand it," he said..."

Reference: www.usatoday.com .

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Iran tests ballistic missile in defiance of UN resolution, US officials say

"...Iran conducted its first ballistic missile test under Donald Trump's presidency, in yet another apparent violation of a United Nations resolution, U.S. officials told Fox News on Monday. The launch occurred Sunday at a well-known test site outside Semnan, about 140 miles east of Tehran..."

Reference: www.foxnews.com .

Monday, June 1, 2015

Northrop Grumman, US Army Achieve Ballistic Missile Intercept in Inaugural Flight Test

Northrop Grumman, US Army Achieve Ballistic Missile Intercept in Inaugural Flight Test

"...WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. - The U.S. Army and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) took a significant step toward the objective for integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) when a ballistic missile was destroyed using the IAMD Battle Command System (IBCS) in its first flight test...."

Reference: thomasnet.com .

Friday, October 29, 2010

Raytheon interceptor destroys another ballistic missile

Raytheon interceptor destroys another ballistic missile

"...Specifically, the SM-3 Block IA missile destroyed a medium-range ballistic missile target more than 100 miles above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii...."

Reference: seattlepi.com .

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Airborne laser fails 2nd shootdown test in row

Airborne laser fails 2nd shootdown test in row

"...A converted Boeing Co 747 equipped with a powerful laser failed to shoot down a mock enemy ballistic missile, the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency said on Thursday, the system's second botched flight test in a row...."

Reference: www.reuters.com .

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

China Testing Ballistic Missile ‘Carrier-Killer’

China Testing Ballistic Missile ‘Carrier-Killer’


"...If they can be deployed successfully, Chinese anti-ship ballistic missiles would be the first capable of targeting a moving aircraft-carrier..."


Reference: www.wired.com

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Monday, March 16, 2009

US intercepts ballistic missile in Hawaii test


US intercepts ballistic missile in Hawaii test
"... HONOLULU — The military's ground-based mobile missile defense system successfully shot down a medium-range ballistic missile during a test in Hawaii, the Missile Defense Agency said Tuesday. It was the first time the military fired two interceptors at one target using the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system..."
Reference: www.chron.com

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