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Pakistan, Troubled By Thoughts Of A Deterrent For BrahMos, Looks Beyond China
Ever since India's precision strikes first destroyed its terror infrastructure and later its air bases and military installations during Operation Sindoor, one question has kept Pakistan worried - How to defend itself against India's BrahMos missile?
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B-52 Bombers, Missile Destroyers: US Announces New Middle East Deployments
The United States announced Friday the deployment of additional military assets to the Middle East, including ballistic missile defense destroyers and long-range B-52 bomber aircraft.
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Russia Aiming For 'Blitzkrieg' Destruction Of Ukraine's Forces
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is following an early progression many military analysts had predicted, with an intense barrage of missile attacks launched from afar to destroy Ukraine's airfields, air defenses and control systems.
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With Eyes On North Korea, US Successfully Destroys Mock ICBM Over Pacific
The U.S. military destroyed a mock intercontinental ballistic missile thousands of miles over the Pacific for the first time Tuesday, a step forward for a missile-defense program that has taken on new significance in light of North Korean threats.
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Iranian Navy In 'Unsafe' Intercept Of US Destroyer: Defence Official
Four Iranian military vessels sped close to two US Navy guided missile destroyers with their weapons uncovered in the Strait of Hormuz in an "unsafe and unprofessional" encounter between the longtime foes, American defense officials said Wednesday.
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Japan Readies Military To Shoot Down North Korean Rocket
Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani on Wednesday ordered ballistic missile defense units, including Aegis destroyers in the Sea of Japan and Patriot missile batteries onshore, to be ready to shoot down any North Korean rocket that threatened Japan.
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Vladimir Putin Sends Air-Defense Missiles to Syria to Deter Turkey
In a move raising the potential threat of a Russia-NATO conflict, Russia said Wednesday it will deploy long-range air defense missiles to its base in Syria and destroy any target that may threaten its warplanes following the downing of a Russian military jet by Turkey.
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US Aegis System Zaps Cruise, Ballistic Missile Targets in Test
The US Aegis missile defense system on Thursday destroyed two cruise missile targets and one ballistic missile target nearly simultaneously in a test conducted by a US Navy destroyer off the coast of Hawaii, the US Missile Defense Agency said.
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Experimental US Hypersonic Weapon Destroyed Seconds After Launch
A hypersonic weapon being developed by the US military was destroyed four seconds after its launch from a test range in Alaska early on Monday after controllers detected a problem with the aircraft, the Pentagon said.
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US to deploy 2 more destroyers to Japan by 2017
The U.S. will deploy two additional ballistic missile defense destroyers to Japan by 2017 as part of an effort to bolster protection from North Korean missile threats, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Sunday.
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US careful not to let Edward Snowden destroy Russia ties
Russia's decision to grant asylum to Edward Snowden has upset the Obama administration and enraged Congress. However, if the United States wasn't prepared to scrap its maddeningly difficult relationship with Russia because of missile defense, human rights or Syria's civil war, it's unlikely the 30-year-old National Security Agency leaker alone will...
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US sees China's missile launch as test of anti-satellite muscle, say source
The US government believes a Chinese missile launch this week was the first test of a new interceptor that could be used to destroy a satellite in orbit, one US defense official told Reuters on Wednesday.
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Pakistan, Troubled By Thoughts Of A Deterrent For BrahMos, Looks Beyond China
Ever since India's precision strikes first destroyed its terror infrastructure and later its air bases and military installations during Operation Sindoor, one question has kept Pakistan worried - How to defend itself against India's BrahMos missile?
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B-52 Bombers, Missile Destroyers: US Announces New Middle East Deployments
The United States announced Friday the deployment of additional military assets to the Middle East, including ballistic missile defense destroyers and long-range B-52 bomber aircraft.
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Russia Aiming For 'Blitzkrieg' Destruction Of Ukraine's Forces
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is following an early progression many military analysts had predicted, with an intense barrage of missile attacks launched from afar to destroy Ukraine's airfields, air defenses and control systems.
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With Eyes On North Korea, US Successfully Destroys Mock ICBM Over Pacific
The U.S. military destroyed a mock intercontinental ballistic missile thousands of miles over the Pacific for the first time Tuesday, a step forward for a missile-defense program that has taken on new significance in light of North Korean threats.
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Iranian Navy In 'Unsafe' Intercept Of US Destroyer: Defence Official
Four Iranian military vessels sped close to two US Navy guided missile destroyers with their weapons uncovered in the Strait of Hormuz in an "unsafe and unprofessional" encounter between the longtime foes, American defense officials said Wednesday.
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Japan Readies Military To Shoot Down North Korean Rocket
Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani on Wednesday ordered ballistic missile defense units, including Aegis destroyers in the Sea of Japan and Patriot missile batteries onshore, to be ready to shoot down any North Korean rocket that threatened Japan.
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Vladimir Putin Sends Air-Defense Missiles to Syria to Deter Turkey
In a move raising the potential threat of a Russia-NATO conflict, Russia said Wednesday it will deploy long-range air defense missiles to its base in Syria and destroy any target that may threaten its warplanes following the downing of a Russian military jet by Turkey.
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US Aegis System Zaps Cruise, Ballistic Missile Targets in Test
The US Aegis missile defense system on Thursday destroyed two cruise missile targets and one ballistic missile target nearly simultaneously in a test conducted by a US Navy destroyer off the coast of Hawaii, the US Missile Defense Agency said.
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Experimental US Hypersonic Weapon Destroyed Seconds After Launch
A hypersonic weapon being developed by the US military was destroyed four seconds after its launch from a test range in Alaska early on Monday after controllers detected a problem with the aircraft, the Pentagon said.
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US to deploy 2 more destroyers to Japan by 2017
The U.S. will deploy two additional ballistic missile defense destroyers to Japan by 2017 as part of an effort to bolster protection from North Korean missile threats, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Sunday.
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US careful not to let Edward Snowden destroy Russia ties
Russia's decision to grant asylum to Edward Snowden has upset the Obama administration and enraged Congress. However, if the United States wasn't prepared to scrap its maddeningly difficult relationship with Russia because of missile defense, human rights or Syria's civil war, it's unlikely the 30-year-old National Security Agency leaker alone will...
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US sees China's missile launch as test of anti-satellite muscle, say source
The US government believes a Chinese missile launch this week was the first test of a new interceptor that could be used to destroy a satellite in orbit, one US defense official told Reuters on Wednesday.
