Cruise Missiles
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Ukraine plans to use UK’s ‘Storm Shadow’ missiles against Russia | How they will help Kyiv?
Explainers | Sep 13, 2024, 12:09 PM ISTWestern countries have long been reluctant to allow Ukraine to strike targets deep inside Russia out of fears of escalating the two-and-a-half-year conflict. However, the US is reportedly moving towards a shift in that policy, which would mark a dangerous escalation in the conflict.
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North Korea tests cruise missiles with "super-large" warheads, sparks fears of nuclear conflict
World | Feb 03, 2024, 05:49 PM ISTNorth Korea has launched cruise missiles four times into the waters this year after the January 14 launch of an intermediate-range missile, heightening concerns of a nuclear conflict. These launches are aimed towards creating a nuclear-armed navy to deter what Pyongyang calls US-led confrontations.
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South Korea accuses North of firing cruise missiles into waters near western coast
World | Jan 24, 2024, 02:51 PM ISTSouth Korea's defence minister Shin Won-sik condemned the launches and warned that Kim Jong Un's regime would meet its demise in case of a war. North Korea has accelerated its weapons development and nuclear threats toward growing cooperation between the US and its Asian allies.
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One killed as Ukraine strikes Russian warship on Black Sea port in Crimea, Moscow admits damage
World | Dec 26, 2023, 06:51 PM ISTUkraine claimed that it destroyed the 'Novocherkassk' landing ship, however, the Russian defence ministry reported that the ship was damaged after Kyiv launched air-launched missiles to attack the Crimean port of Feodosia. Crimea governor Sergei Aksyonov said that one person was killed.
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Houthi rebels in Yemen target Norway tanker ship with cruise missile in Red Sea: US
World | Dec 12, 2023, 11:52 AM ISTThe chemical tanker is Norway-flagged, and its Norwegian owner, Mowinckel Chemical Tankers, and manager Hansa Tankers could not be immediately reached for comment outside office hours.
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North Korea fires 'several cruise missiles' into sea, claims South Korea
World | Jul 22, 2023, 07:32 AM ISTNorth Korea remained freely quiet for a fifth day on the fate of an American soldier who bolted into the North across the heavily armed Korean boundary this week.
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India, Russia to develop Brahmos missiles that can cover entire Pak
India | Oct 19, 2016, 10:45 AM ISTIndia, taking a huge step forward to strategically strengthen its military capabilities, has decided to work with Moscow to jointly develop a new generation of Brahmos missiles with 600-km-plus range and an ability to hit protected targets
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Pakistan cruise missiles pose key challenge to India: expert
World | May 08, 2013, 10:23 AM ISTWashington, May 8: With Pakistan arming itself with nuclear capable cruise missiles with stealth capabilities, a new dimension has been added to India's maritime security challenges, says leading Indian defence expert retired Commodore C. Uday
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Know about cruise missiles of Indian Armed Forces
India | May 05, 2014, 08:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: Cruise missiles are designed to deliver a large warhead over long distances with high accuracy. It is a guided missile, the major portion of whose flight path to its target is conducted at
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Sukhoi fighters to be equipped with BrahMos missiles
India | Jun 19, 2012, 09:57 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 19: India is moving towards joining the club of few countries having air-launched cruise missiles with a proposal to equip IAF's frontline fighter aircraft Su-30 MKI with BrahMos.The Cabinet Committee on Security
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Iran Unveils New Cruise Missiles
World | Aug 23, 2011, 05:17 PM ISTDubai, Aug 23: Iran today unveiled a new cruise missile which it said has the capability to strike at warships at a range of 200 kms, including US bases in the Persian Gulf region.The missile
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Air Strikes Hit Gaddafi's Command Centre In Tripoli
World | Mar 21, 2011, 12:22 PM ISTTripoli/Washington, March 21: Coalition airstrikes bombed Libya's air defence systems for a second night in which a missile flattened a building housing Muammar Gaddafi's command centre very close to his private residence in Tripoli, even
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BrahMos Gets $4 Billion Order To Deliver Cruise Missiles To Armed Forces
India | Feb 08, 2011, 06:33 PM ISTBangalore, Feb 8: Indo-Russian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace has secured orders from the Armed Forces to deliver supersonic cruise missiles, valued at $ 4 billion, a top company official said today.The orders by Army, Navy