Tag: #BallisticMissile
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North Korea fired one ballistic missile from the east coast, authorities say
Seoul, South Korea: According to South Korean and Japanese officials, North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile from its east coast on Tuesday morning. South Korea’s Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) said that the missile was launched at about 10 a.m. local time on Tuesday from the port city of Sinpo, Hamgyong province. He…
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Pakistan conducted a successful flight test of Shaheen-3
Islamabad, 20th January: Pakistan conducted a successful flight test of Shaheen-III surface to surface ballistic missile, having a range of 2750 kilometers. Baaghi TV: The test flight conducted on Wednesday was aimed at re-validating various design and technical parameters of the weapon system. As per reports from ISPR, the successful flight test, with its impact…
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North Korea fires two short-range ‘ballistic missiles’ into sea
Seoul, March 29 (AFP/APP): North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, the fourth such launch this month as the world battles the coronavirus outbreak. The string of weapons drills come as a prolonged hiatus in disarmament talks with the United States drags on, and despite…
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Pakistan successfully test fires Ghaznavi ballistic missile
RAWALPINDI, Jan 23 (APP): Pakistan on Thursday conducted a successful training launch of surface-to-surface ballistic missile ‘Ghaznavi’, capable of delivering multiple types of warheads upto a range of 290 kilometers. The missile launch was the part of ‘Field Training Exercise of Army Strategic Forces Command’ aimed at rehearsing operational readiness procedures during day and night,…
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Iran fired ‘more than a dozen’ missiles at US forces in Iraq: Pentagon
Washington, Jan 8 (AFP/APP): Iran fired “more than a dozen” ballistic missiles Tuesday against two airbases in Iraq where US and coalition forces are based, the Pentagon said. “At approximately 5.30 pm (2230 GMT) on January 7, Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against US military and coalition forces in Iraq,” Assistant to…
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North Korea ends test moratoriums, threatens ‘new’ weapon
Seoul, Jan 1 (AFP/APP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared an end to moratoriums on nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests and threatened a demonstration of a “new strategic weapon” soon. Analysts said the announcement, reported by state media on Wednesday, amounted to Kim putting a missile “to Donald Trump’s head” — but…
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US tests ballistic missile over Pacific
Washington, Dec 13 (AFP/APP): The United States tested a medium-range ballistic missile on Thursday, the second test in four months of an offensive missile that would have been banned by a US-Russia arms treaty that Washington exited in August. The Air Force launched the conventionally configured missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base northwest of Los…