Threat News

July 7, 2015

How Many Ballistic Missile Submarines Will Russia Build?

The Diplomat: Russia will continue building Borei-class fourth generation SSBN (Ship, Submersible, Ballistic, Nuclear) submarines past 2020 the Russian Navy’s

July 7, 2015

Russian Warships to Hold Missile Exercises in Pacific Ocean

Sputnik International: Russian Pacific Fleet ship groups will hold missile firing drills in the Pacific Ocean, Eastern Military District spokesman Capt.

July 7, 2015

S-400 Triumf anti-aircraft system, Russia’s S-400 Air Defense System to Sport New Missile

Sputnik International: General Sergei Babakov told Russian News Service radio that, together with the S-300PM1/2, the S-400 Triumf (NATO codename SA-21

July 6, 2015

Israeli Navy chief: Hezbollah’s anti-ship cruise missile a serious threat

i24 News: The less-than-idyllic vistas of the Middle Eastern shores has been part of the operational routine of the outgoing

July 6, 2015

Russia Offers Another Concession to Armenia: Advanced Ballistic Missiles

The Moscow Times: Russia is negotiating with Armenia to supply the latter with advanced Iskander-M missiles, a potentially substantial boost to Armenian defenses against

July 6, 2015

Disputes over missiles and arms embargo hold up Iran talks

Reuters: A dispute over U.N. sanctions on Iran’s ballistic missile program and a broader arms embargo were among issues holding

July 2, 2015

PLA to put five Type 094 ballistic missile subs into service

Want China Times: After a visit by a Chinese Type 039A Yuan-class diesel-electric submarine to the port of Karachi in

July 2, 2015

Army Commander Stresses Iran’s Defense Missile Power to Counter Enemy Threats

FARS News Agency: Iranian Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan underscored that his forces’ cutting-edge defense missiles and

July 2, 2015

China Navy Holds First Missile Combat Resupply Drill

Reuters: China’s navy held its first drill simulating the resupply of missiles in a combat environment in the Yellow Sea,

July 2, 2015

New Pacific Russian Nuclear Missile Submarine Facility Could Open by October

U.S. Naval Institute: Upgrades to the Russian Navy’s ballistic nuclear missile submarine (SSBN) base in the Pacific could be completed