DefenceTalkNuclear-armed North Korea launched four ballistic missiles on Monday in another challenge to US President Donald Trump, with three landing provocatively close to America’s ally Japan. Seoul and Washington began annual joint military exercises last week that always infuriate Pyongyang, with the North’s military warning of “merciless nuclear counter-action”. Under leader Kim Jong-Un, Pyongyang has […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-missiles-three-reach-japan-waters-69379/

DefenceTalkIndia successfully test-fired its indigenously developed supersonic interceptor missile capable of destroying any incoming enemy ballistic missile at low altitude. This the second time that the missile has been test-fired in less than a month and is part of an effort to put in place a multi-layer missile defence system. “Today’s test launch was conducted […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-test-fires-homegrown-supersonic-interceptor-missile-69344/

DefenceTalkLockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) modernized Tactical Missile System (TACMS) missile continued its streak of successful flight tests with two recent flights at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. These tests represent the third and fourth consecutive successful trials of the modernized TACMS. In December, a modernized TACMS successfully engaged and destroyed a target in a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheeds-modernized-tacms-missiles-successful-in-two-new-flight-tests-69196/

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/

DefenceTalkUnited Nations: The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously condemned North Korea’s latest ballistic missile test as US President Donald Trump vowed to deliver a strong response to the provocation. Backed by China, Pyongyang’s main ally, the council agreed on a US-drafted statement describing the test-firing of the missile as a “grave violation” of UN […]https://www.defencetalk.com/un-condemns-north-korea-missile-launch-as-trump-vows-strong-response-69115/

DefenceTalkWith North Korea testing more missiles than ever before, Army leaders say the U.S. must be prepared to deter the rogue nation and ready to launch a counterattack should events escalate. “If you look at the Korean Peninsula, we see a rapidly developing capability being pursued by Kim Jong-un as the current leader of North […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-missile-tests-have-us-army-leaders-focused-on-deterrence-response-69066/

DefenceTalkChina can now offer users of its combat drones a new missile designed for anti-terrorism operations and low-intensity conflicts. The China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics, the country’s largest military drone exporter by number of products sold overseas, said it recently conducted live-fire tests on the AR-2 short-range air-to-surface missile in north-western China. A CH-4 reconnaissance/combat […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-unveils-new-mini-missile-targets-foreign-sales-69011/

DefenceTalkIran is to deploy missiles for a Revolutionary Guards exercise Saturday in a show of defiance a day after the United States imposed sanctions over a ballistic missile test launch last weekend. Relations between Washington and Tehran have deteriorated sharply since Donald Trump took office last month promising a tough line on what he sees […]https://www.defencetalk.com/defiant-iran-in-missile-exercise-day-after-us-sanctions-68989/

DefenceTalkDonald Trump’s White House signaled a tougher stance toward Iran on Wednesday, condemning a recent missile test and declaring America was putting the Islamic republic “on notice.” In his first public remarks since taking office, National Security Advisor Michael Flynn accused Barack Obama’s administration of having “failed to respond adequately to Tehran’s malign actions.” Flynn […]https://www.defencetalk.com/trump-white-house-puts-iran-on-notice-68962/

DefenceTalkIran on Tuesday warned the United States against fuelling tensions over its ballistic missile tests as the UN Security Council prepared for urgent talks on the issue at Washington’s request. The row comes against a backdrop of already-strained relations over US President Donald Trump’s travel ban on citizens from Iran and six other Muslim-majority countries. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-warns-us-against-creating-tensions-over-missiles-68952/