DefenceTalkIsrael said it carried out a successful test Tuesday with the United States of ballistic missile interceptors jointly developed by the allies, in the face of growing tensions with Iran. The test came a day after the latest deadly exchange of fire between Israel and Iranian forces operating in Syria. The Arrow 3 interceptor system, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-us-test-ballistic-missile-interceptor-72076/

DefenceTalkIran unveiled a next generation short-range ballistic missile on Monday and vowed to further boost its capabilities, Iranian media said, at a time of rising tensions with the United States. State broadcaster IRIB said the new Fateh Mobin missile had “successfully passed its tests” and could strike targets on land and sea. “As promised to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-unveils-next-generation-missile-media-71802/

DefenceTalkLithuania on Monday accused Russia of deploying nuclear-capable ballistic missiles to its Kaliningrad exclave on the Baltic, as relations between Moscow and the West sink to post-Cold War lows. Russia has previously sent Iskander missiles to Kaliningrad for drills, but Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite said that this time they were being deployed for a “permanent […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-deploying-ballistic-missiles-to-baltic-enclave-lithuania-71418/

DefenceTalkThe US Air Force test-launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from California early Wednesday, the military said. Air Force Global Strike Command spokesman Joe Thomas told AFP from California that the test was routine and not meant to be a show of force in the standoff with North Korea over its nuclear and ballistic missile […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-tests-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-69894/

DefenceTalkAn Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine assigned to Submarine Group 9 completed a Follow-on Commander’s Evaluation Test (FCET) Feb. 16, resulting in four successful test flights of Trident II D5 missiles. Designated FCET-53, the operation spanned a three-day period. The primary objective of an FCET is to obtain, under operationally representative conditions, valid reliability, accuracy, and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-ssbn-test-fires-trident-ii-d5-ballistic-missiles-69176/

DefenceTalkToday, an Ohio class ballistic missile submarine assigned to Submarine Group 10, completed a Follow-on Commander’s Evaluation Test (FCET) with the launch of three Trident II D5 missiles. Designated FCET-52, and spanning a three-day period, the operation marked the 158th, 159th, and 160th successful test flights of the Trident II D5 missile. The primary objective […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-ssbn-launches-fleet-ballistic-missiles-67089/

DefenceTalkThe People’s Liberation Army has for the first time publicly displayed some of the most modern and deadliest missiles in its possession. During rehearsals for the military parade due to be held on September 3, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Chinese victory over Japan in World War II, glimpses of a number of new […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-reveals-deadliest-guam-killer-missile-for-first-time-65237/

DefenceTalkIran has developed a second rocket-launching facility which will likely be used to test ballistic missiles, a London-based defence analysis group said Thursday. IHS Jane’s said it had pinpointed the site outside the city of Shahrud, around 350 kilometres (220 miles) east of Tehran, near the Caspian Sea and the Turkmenistan border. By analysing satellite […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-iran-launchpad-for-ballistic-missile-tests-experts-48703/

DefenceTalkSouth Korea said Wednesday it would accelerate the development of longer-range ballistic missiles that could cover the whole of North Korea in response to a third nuclear test by Pyongyang. “We will speed up the development of ballistic missiles with a range of 800 kilometres (500 miles),” Defence Ministry spokesman Kim Min-Seok told reporters. In […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-to-step-up-missile-defence-after-north-test-46796/