New Russian missile can carry bigger warhead: Expert
September 8th, 2012 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's new heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) will have a five-tonne warhead, which is four times that of its predecessors, a former military commander said."The ... Read more...
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China must strengthen its nuclear capabilities, says daily
September 7th, 2012 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 7 (IANS) China should accelerate the renewal and consolidation of its nuclear deterrence capabilities, said a state-run Chinese daily that wanted the momentum to be continued, so that ... Read more...
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Russia to build new intercontinental missile by 2018
September 4th, 2012 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will build a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) by 2018, a senior military official has revealed."Construction of the missile is ongoing," Strategic Missile Forces ... Read more...
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Russia turns on new missile warning radar
May 23rd, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia placed its new Voronezh-M long-range missile warning radar on duty in the Irkutsk region of Siberia Wednesday."At 10:15 a.m. on May 23, it was ... Read more...
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Russia test fires new ballistic missile
May 23rd, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia test-fired a new prototype ballistic missile from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome Wednesday, Defence Ministry spokesman Vadim Koval said, but did not name the new weapon."The ... Read more...
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Pakistan successfully tests Hatf III missile
May 10th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) Pakistan Thursday successfully tested its short-range ballistic missile Hatf III or Ghaznavi, the military said.The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the missile can carry nuclear and ... Read more...
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Russia may adopt new ICBM by 2022
May 8th, 2012 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will only be able to adopt a new 100-tonne liquid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) intended to penetrate the US missile defence system by 2022, ... Read more...
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India’s Agni-IV n-capable missile showcased
January 26th, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Agni-IV, India's latest nuclear-capable strategic missile, was showcased publicly for the first time Thursday at the Republic Day parade.The missile formed part of a tableau ... Read more...
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‘Nuclear-capable Agni-V to be tested soon’
January 15th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 15 (IANS) India's ambitious 5,000-km range Agni-V nuclear-capable missile will be launched soon, a senior scientist said here Sunday.Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief controller R&D; (Missiles ... Read more...
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Russia test launches RS-18 ballistic missile (Lead)
December 28th, 2011 - 1:35 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia successfully test-launched intercontinental ballistic missile -- RS-18 (SS-19 Stiletto) -- Tuesday from the Baikonur Space Centre in Kazakhstan, said the defence ministry.The missile is ... Read more...
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Russian military intelligence chief resigns
December 25th, 2011 - 5:42 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The chief of Russia's military intelligence GRU has resigned from his post, the Kommersant business daily reported.The 64-year-old Col. Gen. Alexander Shlyakhturov, who resigned Saturday, ... Read more...
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‘Agni-IV better than Pakistan’s missile, among world’s best’
November 16th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The Agni-IV, India's latest strategic nuclear-capable missile, is among the world's best and better than that of Pakistan's missiles, V.K. Saraswat head of its developer, ... Read more...
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Russia test launches ICBM
November 3rd, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia test launched a Topol RS-12M intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday, the defense ministry said.It was launched at 10.45 a.m. from the Plesetsk Space Center and ... Read more...
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Russia to keep Topol missiles until 2019
October 29th, 2011 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 28 (IANS) Russia is going to keep on active duty its Topol strategic mobile ballistic missile systems until 2019, the Russian Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) said Friday.According to ... Read more...
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India tests nuclear capable Agni-II plus missile
December 10th, 2010 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 10 (IANS) India Friday conducted a test of its nuclear capable surface- to-surface Agni II plus missile - a modified version of the Agni II strategic missile - from a ... Read more...
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Pakistan tests nuclear capable ballistic missiles
May 8th, 2010 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 8 (IANS) Pakistan Saturday conducted successful test launches of two ballistic missiles capable of carrying conventional and nuclear warheads, the army said.
"Pakistan conducted successful training launches of a ... Read more...
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Russia, US sign new arms reduction treaty (Second Lead)
April 8th, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Prague, April 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and US President Barack Obama signed Thursday a new treaty on the reduction of strategic offensive weapons to replace the START 1 ... Read more...
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Russia test fires missile
December 24th, 2009 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 24 (RIA Novosti) Russia successfully test fired a heavy missile capable of carrying 10 warheads Thursday morning, a defence ministry spokesman said.
"The Strategic Missile Forces launched an intercontinental ballistic missile ... Read more...
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China seizes North Korea-bound missile component: Report
July 29th, 2009 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 29 (DPA) China seized 70 kg of a strategic missile-making metal bound for North Korea, South Korean media reported Wednesday, quoting a local Chinese newspaper.
The seizure took place Friday at ... Read more...
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Russia to test launch ballistic missile
April 10th, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 10 (RIA Novosti) Russia will test launch later Friday a Topol intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk space centre in northern Russia, a spokesman for the Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) ... Read more...
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US needs time to review Europe missile plan: Gates
February 20th, 2009 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Krakow (Poland), Feb 20 (Xinhua) US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that the Obama administration needs time to review the plans of the previous administration to develop a strategic missile defence ... Read more...
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Russian rocket blasts off with US satellites
June 19th, 2008 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
RIA Novosti
Moscow, June 19 (RIA Novosti) Russia has successfully launched a Cosmos 3M rocket with six US satellites onboard from a space centre in southern Russia, a spokesman for the Russian Strategic ... Read more...
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Russia scraps Topol ballistic missile system
May 29th, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Moscow, May 29 (RIA Novosti) Russia has dismantled six outdated Topol mobile ballistic missile systems under an international treaty on strategic arms reduction, the Strategic Missile Forces said in a statement ... Read more...
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Pakistan conducts back-to-back tests of nuclear-capable missile
April 21st, 2008 - 5:14 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Islamabad, April 21 (DPA) Pakistan Monday successfully test-fired its longest-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile for the second time in three days. The test validated the operational readiness of a strategic missile group equipped ... Read more...
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‘Missiles under IGMDP have been successfully developed’
January 19th, 2008 - 8:40 am ICT by admin
By Praful Kumar Singh
New Delhi, Jan 19 (ANI): Countering some negative media reports on his press conference on January 8, Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) Chief Controller (R and D), Dr. Prahlada, ... Read more...
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Missiles under IGMDP have been successfully developed
January 18th, 2008 - 8:42 pm ICT by admin
By Praful Kumar Singh
New Delhi, Jan 18 (ANI): Countering some negative media reports on his press conference on January 8, Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) Chief Controller (R and D), Dr. Prahlada, ... Read more...
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