Missiles

North Korea test-fires new 'long-range cruise missile': KCNA

North Korea test-fired a new "long-range cruise missile" over the weekend, state media reported on Sept. 13, with the United States saying the nuclear-armed country was threatening its neighbors and beyond.

Pictures in the Rodong Sinmun newspaper showed a missile exiting one of five tubes on a launch vehicle in a ball of flame, and a missile in horizontal flight.

Turkey to begin mass production of HİSAR O+ defense system

Turkey's HİSAR A+ air defense missile system has been delivered with all elements and the HİSAR O+ system has reached the stage of mass production, a top official announced on July 10.

İsmail Demir, head of Turkey's Defense Industries Authority, gave an update on the country's first indigenous air defense system on Twitter.

Warning: "Alarming development of the situation", Desert becoming a home for rockets?

Researchers say satellite footage shows 'alarming development' that signals possible expansion of nuclear capabilities, the Guardian writes.
Analysts warned the expansion signified an "alarming development" but also urged caution against "worst-case thinking", noting tension between major nuclear powers over disarmament.

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