Threat News

December 22, 2017

Advanced S-400 air defense missile systems enter combat duty in Russian Far East

TASS: MOSCOW, December 22. /TASS/. The crews of the latest S-400 Triumf air defense missile systems assumed combat duty in

December 21, 2017

Defense Is Top Item in Saudi Budget as Yemen Fighting Rages On

Bloomberg: Saudi Arabia intends to spend more on defense than anything else next year as its war against Shiite rebels

December 20, 2017

Three advanced early warning radars enter service in Russia

TASS: MOSCOW, December 20. /TASS/. Three Voronezh-type early warning radars entered combat duty in Russia, the commander of the Russian

December 20, 2017

China Launches New Type 054A Guided-Missile Stealth Frigate

The Diplomat: China has launched another 4,000-ton Type 054A Jiangkai II-class guided-missile frigate at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai on December

December 20, 2017

Rebels in Yemen Fire Second Ballistic Missile at Saudi Capital

New York Times: BEIRUT, Lebanon — Rebels in Yemen fired a ballistic missile on Tuesday at Riyadh, the capital of

December 19, 2017

Saudi Arabia says it intercepted ballistic missile fired from Yemen

Washington Post: ISTANBUL — Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it intercepted a ballistic missile south of its capital fired by a

December 18, 2017

Mattis says North Korea isn’t capable of striking the US

CNN: Washington (CNN)Secretary of Defense James Mattis said Friday he does not believe that North Korea’s current intercontinental ballistic missiles

December 18, 2017

North Korea threat on agenda when South Korean foreign minister visits Japan

Reuters: SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s foreign minister will visit Japan this week to meet her Japanese counterpart, the foreign

December 15, 2017

Rocket Men: The Team Building North Korea’s Nuclear Missile

The New York Times: When the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un celebrated the launch of a powerful new missile last

December 15, 2017

Russia’s Strategic Missile Force to get twenty Yars missile systems in 2018

TASS: MOSCOW, December 15. /TASS/. Over 20 new Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) systems will enter service with the Russian