NATO will need more long-range missiles in its arsenal to deter Russia from attacking Europe because Moscow is expected to increase production of long-range weapons, a US Army general told Reuters. Russia’s effective use of long-range missiles in its war in Ukraine has convinced Western military officials of their importance for destroying command posts, transportation…
The Pakistani military is secretively developing a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that could reach the United States, according to intelligence agencies in Washington. The report by ‘Foreign Affairs’ comes amid reports that Pakistan was looking to upgrade its nuclear arsenal with support from China after India’s Operation Sindoor. The report, quoting US officials, said…
NEW DELHI: India’s use of long range precision-guided munitions like the Scalp and BrahMos missiles launched from fighter jets to strike targets on the ground in Pakistan, without crossing the border during Operation Sindoor, show geographical barriers have become almost meaningless, chief of integrated defence staff Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit said on Wednesday.The senior IAF…
The United States said on Wednesday it was imposing new sanctions related to nuclear-armed Pakistan’s long-range ballistic-missile program, including on the state-owned defense agency that oversees the program. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement that the measures slapped on the National Development Complex and three firms were imposed under an executive order…
Israel has struck suspected chemical weapons sites and long-range rockets in Syria in order to prevent them from falling into the hands of hostile actors, the foreign minister said Monday. “The only interest we have is the security of Israel and its citizens,” Gideon Saar told reporters on Monday. “That’s why we attacked strategic weapons…
The three service branches have identified a significant need for Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) drones. (Image: NAGASTRA loiter munition) India eyes indigenous long-range drones: The Indian armed forces, having acquired locally developed loitering munitions, are now seeking domestic production of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles for surveillance and combat operations.The three service branches have identified…
The decision by the Biden administration to allow Ukrainian forces to use long range American-made missile to target Russia marks a new round of tension in the Ukraine-Russia war, Kremlin said. “If such a decision was really formulated and communicated to the Kyiv regime, then, of course, this is a qualitatively new round of tension…
President Joe Biden has authorised Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, easing limitations on the weapons as Russia deploys thousands of North Korean troops to reinforce its war, according to a US official and three other people familiar with the matter. The decision allowing Kyiv to use the Army Tactical…