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 United States slammed North Korea’s latest missile test as a provocation and insisted Sunday it is working closely with China to resolve a crisis that Washington sees as reaching a critical stage. Amid broader fears that North Korea may again test a nuclear bomb, the Pentagon said Sunday’s missile launch was a failure, with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-behavior-cant-continue-trump-advisor-warns-after-missile-test-69749/

DefenceTalkA fresh North Korean missile test failed when it exploded after launch Sunday, the US military said, a day after Pyongyang publicly showcased its ballistic arsenal at a giant military parade. The failure, which is likely to be seen as something of an embarrassment for the regime, came amid soaring tensions in the region over […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fails-in-new-missile-test-69743/

DefenceTalkNuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, in what analysts said was a warning ahead of a China-US summit at which Pyongyang’s accelerating atomic weapons programme is set to top the agenda. South Korea’s defence ministry said the missile -– launched days after Pyongyang warned of retaliation if […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-missile-into-sea-of-japan-69662/

DefenceTalkSouth Korea says a missile test by North Korea off its east coast did not launch as planned. Earlier this month, Pyongyang launched four ballistic missiles, three of which landed in waters off Japan. A new North Korean missile test failed on Wednesday, the South’s defense ministry said. “South Korea and the United States are […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fails-in-new-missile-test-seoul-69553/

DefenceTalkIran has successfully test-fired a naval missile which hit its target 250 kilometers away, local news agencies reported Thursday. “We have this week tested the Hormuz-2 missile,” the Fars and Tasnim agencies quoted the commander of the air wing of the elite Revolutionary Guards, General Amir-Ali Hadjizadeh, as saying “The missile succeeded in destroying its […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-successfully-tests-naval-missile-reports-69439/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Navy conducted a successful structural test firing of the Surface to Surface Missile Module (SSMM) from Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Detroit (LCS 7) Feb. 28 off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. The test marked the first launch of a missile from the SSMM from an LCS as well as the first vertical […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-conducts-successful-hellfire-missile-test-from-littoral-combat-ship-69424/

DefenceTalkNuclear-armed North Korea said Tuesday its missile launches were training for a strike on US bases in Japan, as global condemnation of the regime swelled. Three of the four missiles fired Monday came down provocatively close to US ally Japan, in waters that are part of its exclusive economic zone, representing a challenge to US […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-says-missiles-were-drill-for-strike-on-us-bases-69411/

DefenceTalkThe US military has begun deploying an anti-ballistic missile defense system to South Korea, following a string of missile tests by North Korea, the US Pacific Command said. The announcement came after nuclear-armed North Korea yesterday launched four missiles which it said was part of training for a strike on US bases in Japan. Three […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-deploys-anti-ballistic-missile-defense-system-to-south-korea-69405/

DefenceTalkIran “successfully” tested the Russian-made S-300 surface-to-air missile defense system, Press TV reported on Saturday. During the test, conducted in the presence of several Iranian military and government officials, the missile system successfully detected, tracked, and intercepted a ballistic missile, the report said. The test was also aimed at analyzing the performance of the S-300 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-successfully-tests-s-300-air-defense-system-tv-69401/