missiles

With DRDO successfully testing India’s first long-range hypersonic missile, all you need to know about the weapon

November 18, 2024 5:29 am

The achievement puts India in the group of select nations with hypersonic capabilities, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

What are Storm Shadow missiles and why does Ukraine need them?

September 14, 2024 4:08 am

Storm Shadows have been successful in hitting Russian targets, like the Black Sea naval base in Crimea.

Russian missiles hit children's hospital in Kyiv; kill at least 20 elsewhere

July 08, 2024 4:53 pm

In Kryvyi Rih, 31 people were injured in addition to the 10 deaths in what the head of city administration, explosions were also reported by local officials in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region.

5 missiles land near ship in Red Sea in likely the latest attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels

June 28, 2024 3:52 pm

The missiles landed near the vessel, but caused no damage, the UKTMO added.

Russia reports downing 5 Ukrainian military balloons in Kyiv's latest apparent war innovation

April 18, 2024 6:33 pm

Neither Russian nor Ukrainian officials have provided details about the secretive balloons, which Moscow authorities and media have reported on the battlefield in recent weeks.

17 killed in Ukraine's Chernihiv in Russia's deadliest air strike in weeks

April 17, 2024 10:32 pm

As Russia continues to pound Ukrainian cities starved for air defence, the country's top officials intensified pleas for international support, saying the devastation could have been avoided.

North Korea launches missiles from submarine as US-South Korean drills begin

March 13, 2023 3:15 pm

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the military was on high alert and the country's intelligence agency was working with its US counterpart to analyse the specifics of the launch.

Typhoons, wildfires, missiles: Teen flies solo round world

January 17, 2022 2:54 pm

At the age of 19, teenage pilot Zara Rutherford is set to land her single-seater Shark sport aircraft in Kortrijk, Belgium, on Monday, more than 150 days after setting out to become the youngest woman to circumnavigate the world solo.

Rival Koreas test missiles hours apart, raising tensions

September 15, 2021 6:34 pm

South Korea President Moon Jae-in said improvements in the country's missile capabilities would serve as "a sure deterrence against North Korean provocation."

Saudi TV says missile or drone intercepted over Riyadh

January 23, 2021 6:36 pm

Social media users posted video of what appeared to be an explosion in the air over Riyadh. Saudi state TV quoted authorities in the kingdom acknowledging the interception.

Russia fires barrage of missiles on Ukraine's major cities

December 29, 2022 9:27 pm