The assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh exposes the poor homeland security of Iran, a country accused of waging proxy war on Sunni Arab states in the Middle East by arming largely Shia militias. Fakhrizadeh's car was targeted by an explosion and machinegun fire in Damavand's Absard 40 kilometers to the East of Tehran on November 28 in broad daylight by assassins who came in a white SUV
China powered up Hualong One, its first domestically developed nuclear reactor on Friday as part of its efforts aimed at making Beijing less dependent on Western allies for energy security and critical technology under “Made in China 2025” plan. Unit 5 of China's Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant, developed by China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), was successfully connected to the national grid for the first time on November 27
One of Irans top nuclear scientists, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was today assassinated by a hit team that fired on his motorcade near Tehran, Iran's defence ministry said. Armed terrorist elements have attacked the car carrying Fakhrizadeh, head of the Defense Ministrys Research and Innovation Organization, the defence ministry said in a statement released on Friday evening
Russia wants to complete development of its S-500 air defense system, capable of destroying satellites and hypersonic missiles in low orbit space, next year. “It should be noted that the work on developing the S-500 mobile air defense and anti-ballistic missile system is scheduled to be completed in 2021,” Aerospace Force Deputy Commander-in-Chief Lieutenant-General Andrei Yudin was quoted as saying by Defense Ministrys Krasnaya Zvezda news agency
A B-1B Lancer recently flew over the skies of Edwards Air Force Base in California carrying an inert AGM-158 JASSM missile under an external pylon for the first time. The development may hint at progress made by the U
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has been awarded a contract modification from General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) in support of construction on the first two Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines. The contract modification, valued at approximately $2
A Kalibr cruise missile launched by Russian Navys Project 885M Kazan nuclear submarine in the White Sea hit a target at Chizha Test Range in Arkhangelsk Region located 1,000 km away. "Today, the lead ship of the Yasen-M project Kazan successfully fired its main missile system at a coastal target
In what could lead Africas most populous countries to slide into a civil war, the Ethiopia Air Force MiG-23BM fighter jets began conducting airstrikes targeting Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) in Tigrays capital, Mekele. The attacks began on Wednesday evening
General Dynamics has been awarded a contract valued approximately $9.5 billion for Columbia-class submarines
The Indian military today claimed to have destroyed Pakistani ammunition bunkers in response to the latter's alleged ceasefire violations. Videos posted by the Indian MoD on Friday evening shows the destruction of several posts across the Line of Control (LoC)