Tag: missiles

LIVE 2/7, at 10:30 AM ET: CCP Tested Tech to Launch Hypersonic Missiles From Balloons; Canadian Doctors Coerced on Euthanasia

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) previously tested weapons systems that would use inflatable balloons as weapons delivery systems to launch hypersonic missiles. The programs would allow the regime to deploy powerful missiles in high earth orbit, and then use gravity to accelerate the speed of the missiles to make them even more difficult to counter….


Where Is the American Nuclear Breakout?

Commentary For 2023 this is the most crucial military question for the United States and the free world: when will the United States begin its nuclear breakout? Consider the awful irony of Oct. 6, 2022, when President Joe Biden casually quipped that Russian use of tactical nuclear weapons could escalate all the way to “Armageddon.” That…


Ukraine Pushes for Tanks as Holdout Germany Says New Minister to Decide

DNIPRO, Ukraine/KYIV—Ukraine came a step closer on Tuesday in its bid to win a fleet of modern battle tanks it hopes could turn the course of the war with Russia, after the West’s big holdout Germany said this would be the first item on its new defenste minister’s agenda. In the central city of Dnipro,…


US, China, Taiwan Speed Up Defense Preparations

Preparations for possible military action in the Indo-Pacific is speeding up. A key part of Taiwan’s most advanced anti-ship missile ended up in China for repairs. The island is immediately running security checks and scanning for data leaks. A Chinese columnist cheers debate over the House’s incoming speaker. Could the chamber’s planned action on China fall…


Australia to Buy 20 US-made Rockets to Protect National Interests

Australia will acquire U.S.-made missile systems after the Ukrainian defense force praised the weapons for their effectiveness in deterring Russian troops. The centre-left Labor government has finalised a contract to acquire 20 of the truck-mounted rocket systems, also called High Mobility Artillery Rockets (HIMARS), by 2026. It also signed another contract to buy Norwegian-made naval…


Sirens Wail in Kyiv, Governor Says Drone Attack Underway

KYIV—Residents of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv were urged to head to air raid shelters early on Friday as sirens wailed across the city, a day after Russia carried out the biggest aerial assault since it started the war in February. Shortly after 2.00 a.m. Kyiv’s city government issued an alert on its Telegram messaging app…


Russia Intensifies Attacks on Kherson in Ukraine’s South, Bakhmut in East

KYIV/BAKHMUT, Ukraine—Russian forces increased mortar and artillery attacks on the city of Kherson more than six weeks after it was retaken by Ukrainian troops, while also exerting pressure along frontlines in the east, Ukraine’s military said on Wednesday. Russia had shelled more than 25 settlements around Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, causing civilian casualties and damaging civilian…


G-7 Considers More Air Defense for Ukraine as Fighting Rages

KYIV—Russian missiles, artillery, and drones hammered targets in eastern and southern Ukraine, the Ukrainian General Staff said, as global economic powers pledged to beef up Kyiv’s military capabilities with a focus on air defense. The Group of Seven (G-7) promised to “meet Ukraine’s urgent requirements” after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed for modern tanks, artillery, and…


China Leading US in Race to Hypersonic Dominance: Analyst

News Analysis When news broke last year about a secret Chinese hypersonic missile test, the world was stunned. Pentagon officials appeared blindsided as news reported that a hypersonic missile had circled the earth and struck down towards a target. Lawmakers demanded that long-delayed military research be reinvigorated to counter the threat. The United States and…


North Korea Fires 4 Ballistic Missiles as US, South Korea End Drills

SEOUL—North Korea fired four short-range ballistic missiles into the western sea on Saturday, South Korea’s military said, as Seoul and Washington ended a high-profile six-day military exercise. North Korea has launched a series of missiles this week, including a possible failed intercontinental ballistic missile, drawing condemnation from the United States, South Korea, and Japan, and…