A US military proposal to blast hypersonic weapons out of the sky is entering a new phase. The program, a “hypersonic defense interceptor” system called Glide Breaker, aims to counteract highly maneuverable weapons zooming through the upper atmosphere at speeds of at least Mach 5. (Mach 1 is the speed of sound; “hypersonic” generally refers … Read more
North Korea launched a new ballistic missile test from a submarine off the country’s east coast Saturday (May 7), according to military officials in South Korea. The South Korean military detected the submarine-launched ballistic missile test off the coast of the North Korean city of Sinpo at 2:07 pm local time, according to the Yonhap … Read more
North Korea just launched another missile test, its 14th already in 2022. The missile lifted off Wednesday (May 4) from Sunan, near the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, at 12:03 pm local time (Tuesday, May 3, at 11:03 pm EDT or May 3 at 0303 GMT), according to a New York Times report based on … Read more
Russia has successfully tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile that is capable of launching nuclear warheads anywhere across the globe, but the Pentagon has said it is not a threat to the United States or its allies. In a televised address following the missile’s reported launch on Wednesday (April 20), Russian President Vladmir Putin boasted … Read more
The US Army wants a new human-portable missile that soldiers can use to shoot down aircraft. Looking to replace the venerable Stinger anti-air weapon, the Army put out a request for information on March 28, and wants the weapon in production by 2027. A new anti-air weapon program for the Army has long been in … Read more
Russia just performed the first full test launch of its next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The “Sarmat” ICBM launched Wednesday (April 20) from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced via Twitter, also posting a video of the silo liftoff. Following takeoff, the Sarmat’s dummy warhead successfully hit its intended target … Read more
In the sky above the desert, the Navy’s laser destroyed a drone pretending to be a missile. This demonstration is part of the Office of Naval Research’s test of a counter-missile laser weapon in New Mexico’s White Sands Missile Range in February. Trialing the new weapon against a target drone imitating a cruise missile brings … Read more
On the evening of March 24, North Korea launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile on a test flight. The missile flew for over an hour, in a high and narrow arc, before crashing down into the sea. The launch, North Korea’s first full-scale demonstration of an ICBM since 2017, was a demo of a new … Read more
North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday (March 24), its first test of a long-range weapon-delivery system since 2017, according to media reports. The ICBM flew for about 71 minutes, reaching a maximum altitude of around 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) and traveling 680 miles (1,100 km) from its launch site before splashing … Read more
North Korea has launched yet another missile, in what appears to be the nation’s biggest such test in more than four years. North Korea conducted a test launch of its Hwasong 12 intermediate-range ballistic missile on Sunday (Jan. 30), continuing a very busy January for the rogue nation. And the vehicle managed to snap some … Read more