DefenceTalkThe US military will try to intercept an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in a landmark test of a defence system that comes amid broad tensions over North Korea’s weapons program, the Pentagon said on Friday (May 27). Scheduled for Tuesday, the test is the first time the military will attempt to intercept an ICBM. Previous […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-successfully-tests-icbm-defence-system-70101/

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/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea on Saturday unveiled what appears to be its new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), staging a large-scale military parade in Pyongyang amid increased military tensions on the peninsula. A huge truck carrying the missile-shaped objective rolled through the main square of the capital in front of leader Kim Jong-un and other top officials of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-unveils-new-icbm-at-military-parade-69759/

DefenceTalkThe US military said Saturday it had detected an unsuccessful launch by North Korea of a powerful medium-range missile capable of hitting US bases as far away as Guam. UN resolutions prohibit North Korea from using ballistic missile technology, and this latest test came as the UN Security Council is debating fresh sanctions on Pyongyang […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-military-detects-failed-north-korean-missile-launch-68405/

DefenceTalkRussia´s military conducted a series of intercontinental ballistic missile tests on Wednesday, the latest flexing of its muscles as tensions with the US spike over Syria. Russian forces fired a nuclear-capable rocket from a Pacific Fleet submarine in the Sea of Okhotsk north of Japan, state-run RIA Novosti reported. A Topol missile was shot off […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-tests-ballistic-missiles-amid-tensions-with-west-68371/

DefenceTalkToday, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission released a staff research report entitled China’s Expanding Ability to Conduct Conventional Missile Strikes on Guam. The report highlights how China’s ability to conduct conventional cruise and ballistic missile strikes on Guam is growing, even as the island’s strategic importance to the United States is increasing. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-expanding-ability-to-conduct-conventional-missile-strikes-on-guam-67457/

DefenceTalkThe best current missile defenses system may prove powerless against Sarmat, Russia’s new intercontinental ballistic missile, which will be ready for field trials this summer, according to the Russian news network Zvezda. Russia’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile, Sarmat, may render all current missile defense systems obsolescent, the Russian news network Zvezda reported. The RS-28 Sarmat […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russias-new-icbm-sarmat-can-penetrate-defense-shield-wipe-out-texas-67431/

DefenceTalkChina said on Thursday it was “normal” to carry out ballistic missile launches, after a US media report accused Beijing of having test-fired an intercontinental weapon last week. US media site Washington Free Beacon, citing unidentified Pentagon officials, reported that China had carried out a test of its DF-41 long-range missile on April 12. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-defends-right-to-carry-out-normal-missile-tests-67313/

DefenceTalkUnless it is stopped, North Korea will eventually acquire intercontinental ballistic missile capabilities, the four-star general selected to lead US forces in South Korea told lawmakers Tuesday. Speaking at his nomination hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, General Vincent Brooks warned that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un was determined to build rockets that could […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-on-path-to-develop-inter-continental-missiles-67290/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea said Saturday it had successfully tested an engine designed for an inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) that would “guarantee” an eventual nuclear strike on the US mainland. It was the latest in a series of claims by Pyongyang of significant breakthroughs in both its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. Outside experts have treated […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-says-successfully-tested-ballistic-missile-engine-67216/