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The Konarak support vessel which was struck during a training exercise in the Gulf of Oman, is docked in an unidentified naval base in Iran.(Photo provided by the Iranian Army)

Iran accidentally strikes its own ship, 19 sailors dead

The incident comes amid months of heightened tensions between Iran and US since Trump unilaterally withdrew from...

11 May 2020 3:28 PM IST

Land-attack version of Brahmos supersonic cruise missile being successfully test-fired by the Navy in the Bay of Bengal. (Photo: AP)

After BrahMos flight test success, Pak gets tracking system from China

China is the first country to export such sensitive equipment to Pakistan, according to report.

22 March 2018 7:01 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. (Photo: AP)

North Korea's 'reckless' missile launch over Japan escalates tension

South Korea's military didn't immediately confirm whether the North Korean missile was fired from Pyongyang's airport.

29 Aug 2017 9:23 AM IST

orth Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, is accompanied by Pak Pong Ju, right, Hwang Pyong So, second left, as he arrives for the official opening of the Ryomyong residential area, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo: AP/File)

North Korea to face USD 1 billion economic pressure post UN sanctions

The United States spent weeks following the initial ICBM launch negotiating the text with China, North Korea's neighbor...

5 Aug 2017 11:16 AM IST

North Korea said its last test of an intercontinental ballistic missile in late August was a perfect and big success with both re-entry and warhead control capabilities showing no fault. (Photo: AP)

N Korea hasn't mastered missile re-entry tech, may take 1-2 yrs: South...

Under the orders of leader Kim Jong Un, North Korea has been testing missiles at an unprecedented pace since last year.

14 Aug 2017 9:13 PM IST

Yoshihide Suga, Japans chief government spokesman said it was very important to maintain US deterrent power as the security situation in the region was extremely severe. (Photo: AP)

After Pyongyang plans Guam attack, Japan says 'can never tolerate' N...

Japan has in the past vowed to shoot down North Korean missiles or rockets that threaten to hit its territory.

10 Aug 2017 11:15 AM IST

The test, however, did not meet all the desired parameters, official sources said (Photo: ANI)

Test-fire of Agni-II missile fails to meet desired parameters

The last user trial of Agni-II conducted on November 9, 2014, from the same base was a success.

5 May 2017 8:51 AM IST

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 broke up high over Eastern Ukraine killing all 298 people on board. Any suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 over Ukraine in 2014 will be prosecuted in the Netherlands. (Photo; AP)

Lawyer representing MH17 victims tells Putin to 'make amends' over...

The jet was downed in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, killing all 298 people on board.

12 July 2017 3:50 PM IST

The Advanced Air Defence interceptor missile is fired from Abdul Kalam Island, off Odisha coast.

Made-in-India interceptor missile test-fired again

This was the second test-firing of the Advanced Air Defence missile in less than a month.

2 March 2017 2:29 AM IST

An rocket designed to intercept an intercontinental ballistic missiles is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Calif. on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. The Pentagon says it has shot down a mock warhead over the Pacific in a success for Americas missile defense program. (Photo: AP)

US military test fires first-ever ICBM-type missile

North Korea has dramatically ramped up missile tests over the past year in its effort to develop an ICBM that can strike...

31 May 2017 10:52 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Photo: AFP)

US, China could discuss new North Korea sanctions this week

On Monday, Pyongyang test-fired a short-range missile that fell provocatively close to Japan.

31 May 2017 9:11 AM IST

When the 40-year-old Star Wars franchise could change hands at $4 billion, one can well imagine the real costs of actual technological advances to build a missile shield that can destroy a threatening missile both inside and beyond the Earths atmosphere. (Representational image)

US to test 'first-of-its-kind' missile to counter Pyongyang

The missile is meant to simulate an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a Missile Defence Agency spokesman said.

28 May 2017 8:55 AM IST