Defense News: WASHINGTON — A senior commander in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps said Monday that Tehran has can expand the range of its missiles beyond the current limit of 2,000 kilometers — the latest in a war of words with Washington. “We have the capability to build missiles with higher ranges,” IRGC Aerospace Force commander… read more
Reuters: GENEVA (Reuters) – A senior Iranian military commander confirmed that Tehran recently carried out a ballistic missile test to the anger of the United States, the Fars news agency said on Tuesday. The Revolutionary Guards official’s comment came after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s assertion earlier this month that Iran had test-fired a… read more
TASS: SEVASTOPOL, December 10. /TASS/. The Russian Navy has launched its rearmament with warships designated for their operation in long-distance maritime and oceanic zones and is set to get such large displacement vessels in the next five years, Navy Shipbuilding Chief Rear Admiral Vladimir Tryapichnikov said on Monday. “It [the naval shipbuilding program] is being… read more
Memri: In a November 22, 2018 interview on Iran’s Channel 1, IRGC Aerospace and Missile Force commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh referred to the IRGC’s missile and drone capabilities, saying: “The U.S. bases near Iran are within range of our missiles and are [easy] prey for us. For example, some of these bases are [only] 300… read more
TASS: MOSCOW, December 6. /TASS/. Russia’s cutting-edge frigate Admiral Gorshkov has destroyed a target with a Kalibr cruise missile at a distance of 700 km in the Barents Sea drills, the Northern Fleet’s press office reported on Thursday. “The combat exercise was performed at one of the Northern Fleet’s combat training ranges in the Barents… read more
The Diplomat: The Sukhoi Su-57 fighter aircraft, Russia’s first indigenously designed and built fifth-generation stealth fighter jet, will be armed with hypersonic air-to-surface missiles with “characteristics” similar to that of the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal (“Dagger”) air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM), according to a Russian military aircraft industry source. “In accordance with Russia’s State Armament Program for 2018-2027,… read more
TASS: SEVASTOPOL, December 7. /TASS/. The Russian Black Sea Fleet’s latest missile corvette Orekhovo-Zuyevo has completed state trials and arrived for the first time at Sevastopol where it will be based, the Fleet’s press office reported on Friday. “The Black Sea Fleet’s newest small missile ship Orekhovo-Zuyevo has successfully completed its passage from Novorossiysk and… read more
CNN: Washington (CNN)New satellite images obtained exclusively by CNN reveal North Korea has significantly expanded a key long-range missile base located in the mountainous interior of the country, offering yet another reminder that diplomatic talks with the US have done little to prevent Kim Jong Un from pursuing his promise to mass produce and deploy… read more
BBC: Russia will develop missiles banned under a Cold War agreement if the US exits the pact, President Vladimir Putin has warned. His comments follow Nato’s accusation on Tuesday that Russia has already broken the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. Signed in 1987 by the US and USSR, it banned both countries’ use of all short… read more
TASS: MOSCOW, December 6. /TASS/. Units of the Iskander-M tactic ballistic missile system of the Eastern Military District have carried out a test missile launch in the Astrakhan Region. The target was hit at a distance of 80 km, head of the district’s press service Colonel Alexander Gordeyev said on Thursday. “The units of the… read more