Missiles
latest news & developments
Putin authorises delivery of missile system to Iran
Vladimir Putin has opened the way for the controversial delivery of a sophisticated missile system to Iran – embargoed for the past five years.
Denel: Africa’s future supplier of drones
Annual results show state arms company Denel continues to eke out profits, but it hopes exports of weapons to the rest of Africa will change that.
N Korea readies missiles after US stealth bombers fly over South
North Korea has put its missile units on standby to attack US military bases in South Korea and the Pacific.
Neighbours watch as North Korea readies rocket
Never before have North Korea’s neighbours been so ready for the unpredictable communist nation to test its rocket technology.
North Korea missile launch not imminent, says South
A North Korean missile launch may not come for some time, South Korea’s unification minister said on Wednesday.
Gates: US missile strikes in Pakistan to continue
President Barack Obama is retaining a powerful but controversial US weapon left over from the Bush administration’s battle against terrorism.
US denounces Iran missile test
The US denounced Iran’s claimed test of a new medium-range missile on Wednesday and warned Tehran to halt its missile programme "immediately".
Poland and US sign shield deal, anger Moscow
The United States and Poland signed a deal on Wednesday to station parts of a US missile defence shield on Polish soil.
Rice: We will defend allies from Iran
The United States will defend its allies against Iranian aggression, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday.