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China and Russia held their third round of joint anti-missile drills on Russian territory in early December, China's defence ministry said late on Saturday. The exercises were not targeted at any third party or in response to any current international situations,
Germany has inaugurated the first elements of the sophisticated Arrow 3 missile defense system, which it is buying from Israel as it moves to strengthen its air defenses following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
A Russian intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) fired from an underground silo on the country’s southern steppe Friday on a scheduled test to deliver a dummy warhead to a remote impact zone nearly 4,000 miles away. The missile didn’t even make it 4,000 feet.
Germany on Wednesday became the first European nation to deploy the Arrow air defence system, built to intercept intermediate-range ballistic missiles such as Russia's Oreshnik, as it seeks to counter what it sees as a growing threat from Moscow.
India currently operates two ballistic missile submarines as its sea-based strategic deterrent against neighbors China and Pakistan.
Israel will complete the handover of the Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile defense system to Germany on Wednesday, marking the first time another country will have independent access to the high-end military asset.
The third round of joint anti-missile exercises were not aimed to target any third party in response to the current international situations, according to a post on the ministry’s website.
The U.S. Space Force has awarded about a half dozen small Golden Dome contracts to build competing missile defense prototypes, kicking off a race for future deals worth tens of billions of dollars, according to two sources briefed on the matter.
A unique piece of history is up for sale in Dakota County: a former Cold War missile site. This 27-acre property, once a Nike missile base,