Amid escalating Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine, simmering tensions in the Middle East, and a Europe seeking to rearm in ...

Hypersonic missiles, unlike ballistic missiles, don't have to leave the atmosphere to reach their targets. These weapons, capable of reaching speeds up to Mach 5, can make quick course corrections ...

Intercontinental ballistic missiles are strategic weapons designed to deliver long-distance nuclear warheads and are an important part of Russia’s nuclear deterrent. ICBMs have a range of more ...

Pakistan launched the Fatah-II ballistic missile in response to India attacking their neighbours' airbases, Rawalpindi, Chakwal and Jhang district of Punjab province. The border tensions have ...

According to the Missile Defence Advocacy Alliance, a short range ballistic missile could create an explosive damage radius of up to 1.06km, and see more than 77,000 casualties in an urban centre.

Here, The Independent looks at what Patriot missiles are, and why it is important to Ukraine: The Patriot, short for Phased ...

The Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS, that the United States shipped to Ukraine are short-range missiles. Intercontinental ballistic missiles, or ICBMs, carry nuclear warheads and can be ...

The other major challenge facing ballistic missile defense is the truly enormous speeds that missiles attain during the terminal phase. They often hit or exceed 20 times the speed of sound.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius is set to discuss the possibility of Germany paying for American Patriot air defence ...

A photo taken on July 13, 2022, shows a Soviet tactical ballistic missile in the garden of a house in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine is developing a ballistic missile that could threaten key Russian ...

The Air Force started studying cancer rates in the nuclear missile community in 2023 because of pressure from ailing missile ...

Unlike ballistic missile submarines, SSNs need to be smaller, so they're not typically longer than 400 feet. Los Angeles subs are 360-feet long, and Virginias are 377-feet.