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January 5, 2018

China building new 10,000-tonne naval destroyer equipped with anti-missile, anti-submarine weapons

Firstpost: Beijing: A new type of naval destroyer equipped with anti-missile, anti-ship and anti-submarine weapons is being built by China,

January 5, 2018

Russia Inducted 80 New ICBMs in Last 5 Years

The Diplomat: Russia’s Strategic Missile Force (SMF) inducted 80 new improved Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) into service over the

January 4, 2018

Russia’s Northern Fleet conducts 213 missile firing drills in 2017

TASS: SEVEROMORSK, January 4. /TASS/. The Russian Navy’s Northern Fleet conducted 213 missile firing drills in 2017, including two with

January 4, 2018

China Reportedly Tests New DF-17 Hypersonic Weapon

Popular Mechanics: China tested a new missile that incorporates a hypersonic weapon system, an unnamed U.S. intelligence source told The

January 4, 2018

China’s New Killer Drone Can Fire Eight Kinds of Missiles and Drop Dozens of Bombs, Report Claims

Newsweek: China’s new killer drone has reportedly set a record after hitting five targets with five separate types of missiles,

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