Threat News

May 21, 2018

North Korea’s missile and nuclear programme

BBC: It is now widely believed to have missiles potentially capable of striking long range targets, including possibly the US

May 21, 2018

New Russian Kalibr cruise missile-capable corvette heads for sailing tests

RT: Cutting-edge corvette ‘Uragan’ has been deployed to Lake Ladoga for tests before joining Russia’s Baltic Fleet. The ship will

May 21, 2018

Russia to modernise some Kh-22 air-to-surface missiles

Jane’s 360: Russia plans to modernise some retired Kh-22 (AS-4 ‘Kitchen’) air-to-surface missiles and return them to operational status, according

May 21, 2018

Putin: New nuclear weapons to enter duty in next few years

Naples Herald: MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military will soon receive new nuclear weapons, which are far ahead of any

May 21, 2018

Armenian Air Defense Forces to be equipped with Tor missile system

News.am: Armenian air defense forces will soon be replenished with Russian Tor missile systems, Public Television broadcasted in a special

May 18, 2018

Israel Activates Iron Dome Missile Defense After False Alarm Triggers Rocket Sirens on Syrian Border

Haartz: The Israel Defense Forces activated its Iron Dome missile defense system Thursday after a false alarm caused rocket sirens

May 17, 2018

Russian missile cruiser holds firing drills in Barents Sea

TASS: MOSCOW, May 17. /TASS/. The cruiser Marshal Ustinov has fired its main missile system to hit sea targets at

May 17, 2018

Putin: Ships armed with Kalibr missiles to be permanently on duty in Mediterranean

TASS: SOCHI, May 16. /TASS/. Russian naval ships armed with cruise missiles Kalibr will be permanently on duty in the

May 17, 2018

China shows off assault, anti-ship helicopters

Asia Times: A new variant of China’s Z-19 multirole reconnaissance/attack helicopter wrapped up its firing tests this week. This version

May 16, 2018

US intelligence reports: Russia’s new hypersonic weapon will likely be ready for war by 2020

CNBC: A Russian weapon the U.S. is currently unable to defend against will be ready for war by 2020, according