https://www.defencetalk.com Missiles and bombs news covering missile tests, missile defense, air to air missiles, surface to air missiles, ICBMs and more. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:31:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.defencetalk.com/patriot-missile-defense-system-deployed-in-central-turkey-80734/ https://www.defencetalk.com/patriot-missile-defense-system-deployed-in-central-turkey-80734/#respond Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:31:17 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80734 Turkey said Tuesday a Patriot missile defence system was being deployed in the centre of the country, a day after NATO intercepted a second ballistic missile fired from Iran in Turkish airspace. The move was announced after a phone call between Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian, with the Iranian president denying […]https://www.defencetalk.com/patriot-missile-defense-system-deployed-in-central-turkey-80734/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/patriot-missile-defense-system-deployed-in-central-turkey-80734/feed/ 0 https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-to-deploy-counter-strike-missiles-closer-to-china-80702/ https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-to-deploy-counter-strike-missiles-closer-to-china-80702/#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:23:32 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80702 Japan will deploy a batch of long-range, counter-strike missiles in a southwest region near China by the end of March, officials said Monday. The Ground Self-Defense Force plans to position its Type 12 surface-to-ship missiles, with a reported range of 1,000 kilometres (620 miles), in Kumamoto, Kyushu region, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-to-deploy-counter-strike-missiles-closer-to-china-80702/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-to-deploy-counter-strike-missiles-closer-to-china-80702/feed/ 0 https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-says-missile-launched-from-iran-destroyed-by-nato-80681/ https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-says-missile-launched-from-iran-destroyed-by-nato-80681/#respond Fri, 06 Mar 2026 03:42:01 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80681 A ballistic missile launched from Iran and heading towards Turkish airspace via Iraq and Syria was destroyed by NATO air defence systems, Turkish officials said Wednesday. The defence ministry said it had been “engaged and neutralised by NATO air-and-missile defence assets deployed in the eastern Mediterranean”. It did not specify the missile’s intended target. Iran […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-says-missile-launched-from-iran-destroyed-by-nato-80681/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-says-missile-launched-from-iran-destroyed-by-nato-80681/feed/ 0 https://www.defencetalk.com/britain-germany-jointly-developing-missiles-ministers-80628/ https://www.defencetalk.com/britain-germany-jointly-developing-missiles-ministers-80628/#respond Sat, 17 May 2025 01:12:30 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80628 Britain and Germany are working together to develop strike missiles, their defence ministers said Thursday, as Russia’s war rages in Ukraine and European powers seek to reduce dependence on US weapons. “We together will begin co-leading the development of a new European-developed deep precision strike capability with a range of 2,000 plus kilometres (1,250 miles),” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/britain-germany-jointly-developing-missiles-ministers-80628/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/britain-germany-jointly-developing-missiles-ministers-80628/feed/ 0 https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-flurry-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-80608/ https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-flurry-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-80608/#respond Fri, 09 May 2025 02:00:42 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80608 North Korea fired multiple types of short-range ballistic missiles Thursday, South Korea’s military said, around a week after leader Kim Jong Un tested a new weapons system for his latest warship. Seoul’s military said it had “detected the launch of various types of short-range ballistic missiles,” the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The missiles were […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-flurry-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-80608/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-flurry-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-80608/feed/ 0 https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-1bn-missile-sale-to-australia-80582/ https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-1bn-missile-sale-to-australia-80582/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:00:41 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80582 The United States on Wednesday announced the approval of a $1.04-billion sale of up to 200 each of AIM-120C and AIM-120D air-to-air missiles and related equipment to Australia. “The proposed sale will improve Australia’s capability to meet current and future threats by protecting and increasing aircraft survivability,” the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-1bn-missile-sale-to-australia-80582/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-1bn-missile-sale-to-australia-80582/feed/ 0 https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-icbm-as-us-seoul-slam-russia-deployment-80484/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:16:02 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80484 North Korea said Thursday it had test-fired one of its newest and most powerful missiles to boost its nuclear deterrent, Kim Jong Un’s first weapons test since being accused of sending soldiers to Russia. Seoul had warned a day earlier that the nuclear-armed North was preparing to test-fire another intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) or even […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-icbm-as-us-seoul-slam-russia-deployment-80484/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-2-bn-arms-sales-to-taiwan-including-missiles-80469/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 06:36:07 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80469 The US State Department on Friday approved a $2 billion arms sale package for Taiwan including advanced surface-to-air missile systems and radar, a move that could provoke Beijing. The sale, which awaits approval by Congress, includes several anti-aircraft systems, including NASAMS and 123 missiles totaling $1.16 billion, according to the agency responsible for the sale. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-2-bn-arms-sales-to-taiwan-including-missiles-80469/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/advanced-us-missile-system-in-place-in-israel-pentagon-80407/ Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:48:38 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80407 An advanced THAAD missile defense battery is now “in place” in Israel, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said, as Washington seeks to help shield the country against Iranian attacks. The deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system comes as Israel prepares to hit back against Iran for a major ballistic missile attack earlier […]https://www.defencetalk.com/advanced-us-missile-system-in-place-in-israel-pentagon-80407/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/australia-to-buy-advanced-us-missiles-in-4-7-bn-deal-80397/ Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:34:10 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80397 Australia announced Tuesday a $4.7 billion deal to arm its navy with cutting-edge US medium and long-range missiles at a time of rapidly escalating military tensions in the Asia-Pacific. The agreement, hailed by Canberra as a “significant milestone”, retools Australia’s naval defences in line with a new strategy unveiled this year to deter China’s “coercive […]https://www.defencetalk.com/australia-to-buy-advanced-us-missiles-in-4-7-bn-deal-80397/]]>