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21,600-Pound Non-Nuclear Bomb Unleashed On ISIS Targets, 90 Killed

The United States unleashed its massive non-nuclear bomb - GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, or MOAB, in a combat first time on ISIS positions in Afghanistan on Thursday. The strike in Nangarhar province near the Pakistan border killed at least 90 ISIS fighters, Afghan officials told Saturday

North Korea Capable Of Launching Missiles With Sarin Gas: Japanese PM

North Korea is capable of launching a missile loaded with sarin nerve gas, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said. Abe expressed concern during a parliamentary panel on national security and diplomacy amid looming concern of another missile or nuclear test by North Korea

Russia To Modernize Iskander-M Missile System By 2020

Russia's Rostec state corporation will likely upgrade Iskander-M mobile missile system by 2020. "In accordance with the adopted 'Vooruzheniye' [Armament] cluster strategy, we intend to improve tactical missile systems in the next 10 years

Russia’s Tu-160M2 Blackjack Supersonic Bomber To Enter Serial Production In 2022

US Navy’s $12.4 Billion Super Carrier Undergoes First Sea Trials

The US Navys USS Gerald R Ford ship has underwent the first of its sea trials to test its numerous systems. The aircraft carrier left Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding after more than a year in delays and extra costs on Saturday, The Sun reported Monday

South Korea Tests 800 Km Range Ballistic Missile

South Korea has successfully test-launched a Hyunmoo-type ballistic missile with a range of 800km that can reach anywhere in North Korea. Inspected by Defense Minister Han Min-koo, the missile test, conducted at the Anheung test site of the Agency for Defense Development (ADD), is said to have met key requirements of normal blast, flight and the accuracy of hitting a target, an informed source told Yonhap Thursday

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Suspected To Be KN-15 In Wake Of...

North Korea has test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile that appeared like KN-15 from its eastern port of Sinpo into the Sea of Japan. South Korea's defence ministry said the missile flew about 60km (40 miles), various media reported today

More Than 360 Rockets In South Korean Artillery Drill

South Korea's Army and Navy have fired more than 360 rockets from vehicle-based mobile launchers in a live Artillery drill exercise staged Tuesday. Most of those hit the target about 40 kilometers away in the East Sea near Goseong, Gangwon Province

Israel Operationalizes David's Sling Missile Defence System

Israels two Davids Sling air defense batteries have been operationalized at Hatzor Air Base, marking the completion of its multi-tiered anti-missile array covering the entire national territory. A joint US-Israel missile interceptor David's Sling, which was designed to fill the gap between the longer-range Arrow missile defence system and the shorter-range Iron Dome interceptor

Russia Accelerates Yasen-Class Submarine Plan

Russia is accelerating its plan to built seven Yasen class nuclear submarine by 2023 with second one being floated out today and third scheduled for launch in 2019. The nation's second modernised Yasen-class project 885M submarine, the Kazan, has been floated out at the Sevmash shipbuilder in north-western Russia today