On August 6, North Korea launched two KN-23 short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) from Kwail County, on the country’s west coast. According to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, the missiles flew 450 km and reached an altitude of 37km before striking an islet in the Sea of Japan. The launch marks North Korea’s second KN-23...
On August 4, Taiwanese media reported that the country’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) had prepared the Yun Feng cruise missile for serial production. Under development since 1996, the supersonic missile would reportedly be capable of ranges between 1200 to 2,000 km. In a press release, the NCSIST neither confirmed nor denied...
On August 5, North Korea test fired two projectiles from Kwail County on the country’s west coast. According to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the missiles flew 450 km and reached an altitude of 37 km before landing in the Sea of Japan. The JCS further stated that the missiles bore “similar...
On August 4, India successfully test fired the indigenously developed Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) at a range in Odisha. In a statement, India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) said the two missiles launched “complete[d] mission objectives of engaging the [live] targets.” First tested in 2017, the QRSAM is reportedly capable of striking airborne...
Between July 29 and August 2, Taiwan conducted a large-scale missile exercise, launching 117 projectiles at multiple air and naval targets. According to Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense, the missiles fired included the AIM-7 Sparrow, Sky Bow, Standard Missile-1, Hsiung Feng III, and Harpoon. In a statement made to news agencies, Taipei said the tests...
On August 2, North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles from Yonghung, on the country’s east coast. According to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, the missiles flew approximately 220 km and reached an apogee of 25 km. The tests mark the third of its kind in eight days; North Korea launched large-caliber rockets on...
On August 2, the United States withdrew from the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, a U.S.-Russian pact limiting deployment of land-based missiles capable of ranges from 500 to 5,500 km. Since 2014, Washington has publicly accused Russia of deploying treaty-noncompliant missiles—the 9M729 (SSC-8)— a claim the Kremlin denies. In a statement on Friday, Secretary of...
Over 40 were killed and dozens wounded after Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck a military parade in Aden with drones and an unnamed ballistic missile. The attacks came in conjunction with suicide bombings on Aden police stations, which killed an additional 11 and wounded over 29. Speaking to the Associated Press, Houthi Brig. Gen. Yehia Sarea...
On July 30, North Korea tested two rockets near Wonsan on the country’s east coast. According to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the projectiles reached a 30 km altitude and 250 km range. Briefed on the weapon’s performance, North Korean chairman Kim Jong Un reportedly “expressed satisfaction” with the test and warned...
On July 26, Russia flight tested a Topol-M (SS-27) ICBM from a range in Kasputin Yar. In a statement, Russia’s Ministry of Defense said the missile “hit the target at the Sary-Shagan range in Kazakhstan to the specified accuracy.” The Topol-M is a road-mobile missile capable of delivering a single nuclear warhead to an 11,000...
