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Pakistan 'successfully' tests Ghaznavi ballistic missile
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 29 (ANI): Pakistan has "successfully" carried out a night training launch of 290-km range surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi, its military said on Thursday.
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NATO allies concerned as Turkey to buy S-400 missile defence systems from
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], September 12 (ANI): Turkey has entered into a deal with Russia for its first major weapons purchase of S-400 missile defense systems, in an accord in an accord that could trouble Ankara's NATO allies.
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North Korean Kim Jong Un likely to launch ICBM on Sept. 9: Seoul PM
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], September 7 (ANI): South Korea Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon has said that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is likely to "launch another Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) on September 9."
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US to conduct test of THAAD missile defence system
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.] Jul 8 (ANI): The United States will conduct its long-planned flight test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), an element of the nation's ballistic missile defense system within the next few days.
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China Develops 'Ultrafast' Missile Defense
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June3 (ANI):China is building up its military capabilities as it has now developed an "ultrafast" missile interceptor , a defensive weapons system it claims only the U.S. and Russia had before.
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Pentagon announces ICBM interceptor system a success
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 31 (ANI): The Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency said on Tuesday that it successfully shot down a mock nuclear warhead simulating the speed and range of a potential North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
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China announces anti-THAAD drills as U.S. speeds up deployment in S. Korea
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Apr 28 (ANI): China has announced to conduct live-fire drills and test new weapons to counter the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), an anti-missile defense system being deployed in South Korea by the United States.
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THAAD in South Korea to be operational soon: U.S.
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Apr 27 (ANI): The United States advanced missile defense system Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), which is being installed in South Korea to mitigate threats by Pyongyang, will soon be operational.
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US' THAAD equipment installation underway in South Korea
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul/Seongju [South Korea], April 26 (ANI): The U.S. troops in South Korea began installing the equipment for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), an advanced missile defense system.
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S. Korea raises defense budget as DPRK advances nuke tech
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Aug. 30 (ANI): South Korea has raised its 2017 defense budget to speed up efforts at building its homegrown missile defense system as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) continues to advance its nuclear and missile technologies.
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