Tag: cruise missiles

UK Donates Long-Range Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles to Ukraine

Britain is supplying Ukraine’s armed forces with long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced. Addressing the House of Commons on Thursday, Wallace said the missiles would allow Ukraine to hit Russian troops, ammunition, and fuel dumps deep behind the front line. He told MPs: “Today, I can confirm that the UK…


US Successfully Executes Final Test Flight of Hypersonic Missile System

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) announced this week that it successfully completed the second test launch of a hypersonic missile amid continued efforts to surpass Russia and China in developing the emerging class of weaponry. In a Jan. 30 statement, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and U.S. Air Force said the Lockheed…


On Navy Day, Putin Says US Is Main Threat to Russia

ST PETERSBURG, Russia—President Vladimir Putin on Sunday signed a new naval doctrine which cast the United States as Russia’s main rival and set out Russia’s global maritime ambitions for crucial areas such as the Arctic and in the Black Sea. Speaking on Russia’s Navy Day in the former capital of St Petersburg founded by Tsar…


Russia Struck Military Boat in Odesa With Cruise Missiles, Foreign Ministry Says

MOSCOW—Russia said on Sunday that its cruise missiles had struck military infrastructure of Ukraine’s Odesa port, destroying a military boat a day after Moscow reached a grain deal with the United Nations, Turkey, and Ukraine. “Kalibr missiles destroyed Odesa port’s military infrastructure, sending a Ukrainian military boat to the Kiev regime’s favorite address in a…


Russia Says It Destroyed Depot With Western Weapons in Ukraine

Russian cruise missiles destroyed a large depot containing U.S. and European weapons in western Ukraine’s Ternopil region, Russia’s Interfax agency reported. Ternopil’s governor said rockets fired from the Black Sea at the city of Chortkiv had partly destroyed a military facility and injured 22 people. A local official said there were no weapons stored there….


Israeli Companies to be Indicted for Illegally Exporting Cruise Missiles to China: Report

Ten Israelis and three Israeli companies are set to be indicted for illegally exporting cruise missiles to China, according to reports. The financial department of  Israel’s state prosecutor’s office gave notice to the suspects that they would be indicted on serious security offenses after it was found that they exported cruise missiles to China without…


China, North Korea Reaffirm Alliance Against ‘Hostile Forces’ as North Korea Fires Missiles

The communist leaders of China and North Korea recently exchanged messages to reaffirm their historical alliance in fighting against “hostile forces,” according to Chinese and North Korean media. North Korea also fired missiles for a second time since President Joe Biden took office. North Korea’s official media, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), reported on…