ICBM

Inside India’s Highest-Tech Missile: Power, Accuracy, and Strategic Dominance

India’s missile arsenal today reflects a layered, diversified and increasingly sophisticated deterrence strategy — ranging from short- and medium-range systems for regional threats, to long-range intercontinental missiles for strategic deterrence. At the tactical end are systems like the surface-to-surface ballistic Shaurya and short-/medium-range missiles from the Prithvi series — capable of delivering conventional or nuclear payloads across nearby territories. On the strategic side, the long-range ballistic missiles of the Agni series — from shorter-range variants to the long-range Agni-V — give India a credible deterrent capability that can reach far beyond regional borders. If long-distance strike range is considered, then Agni-V is India's most lethal missile.

Nov 29, 2025, 00:35 AM IST

North Korea Unveils Hwasong-20: Meet The Monster Nuclear Missile That Can Hit All Of America

North Korea showcased the Hwasong-20, a three-stage solid-fuel ICBM with a 15,000 km range, capable of carrying MIRVs. Its engine is 40% more powerful than Hwasong-18.

Oct 13, 2025, 06:18 AM IST

What Is ICBM RS-26 Rubezh That Russia Launched On Ukraine’s Dnipro In A Warning To NATO?

Russia ICBM Strike On Ukraine: The strike occurred on November 21, hours after marking 1,000 days since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. 

Nov 21, 2024, 18:20 PM IST

Russian Forces Fire ICBM, Aeroballistic, And Cruise Missiles At Dnipro: Ukraine

Ukraine's Air Force said that the attack involved a range of missiles, including an intercontinental ballistic missile launched from the Astrakhan region.

Nov 21, 2024, 15:10 PM IST

World at War: United States can shoot down North Korean ICBMs with a reliability of just 50%

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Apr 16, 2023, 00:42 AM IST

Kim Jong Un sports shiny leather jacket in Hollywood-style video for North Korea's missile launch - WATCH

Kim, wearing sunglasses and flanked by uniformed military officers, is shown in slow motion walking and pointing as hangar doors slowly open to reveal the massive missile.

 

Mar 26, 2022, 08:20 AM IST

Amid Russia-Ukraine war, North Korea tests largest intercontinental ballistic missile since 2017

The test would be the first full-capability launch of North Korea's largest missiles since 2017, marking a dramatic end to a self-imposed moratorium on long-range testing.

Mar 24, 2022, 16:36 PM IST

North Korea's Hwaseong-15 ICBM can strike entire USA mainland

The revelation about North Korea's Hwaseong-15 missile was made in the USFK 2019 Strategic Digest, published jointly with United Nations Command and Combined Forces Command.

Jul 16, 2019, 16:39 PM IST

US destroys 'enemy' inter-continental ballistic missile in 'milestone' salvo intercept

Two ground-based missile interceptors were launched Vandenberg Air Force Base in California after radars tracked a simulated intercontinental ballistic missile launched from the Reagan Test Site on Marshall Islands' Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific ocean almost 4,000 miles (approx 6437 km) away.

Mar 26, 2019, 11:42 AM IST

US military says it has conducted successful missile defence test

The target was launched from a test site in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific, more than 4,000 miles (6,400 km) from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, where the interceptors were launched.

Mar 26, 2019, 06:04 AM IST

Pakistan successfully test fires enhanced version of Babur cruise missile

Pakistan Army has said it is a low-flying, terrain-hugging missile, which carries certain stealth features and is capable of carrying various types of warheads.

Apr 14, 2018, 22:32 PM IST

China sells advanced missile tracking system to Pakistan

The sale of the powerful missile tracking system comes after a rare declassification of information by China and proves how Beijing is helping Islamabad ramp up its missile arsenal.

Mar 22, 2018, 18:20 PM IST

This is not a bluff, it's real: Top Russian official confirms 'invincible' nuclear missile that Vladimir Putin talked about

There had been speculation on whether the 'invisible' missile really could exist.

Mar 13, 2018, 09:21 AM IST

South Korea seizes second ship suspected of providing oil to North Korea

The UN Security Council last month unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea for a recent intercontinental ballistic missile test.

Dec 31, 2017, 15:08 PM IST

North Korea preparing to launch satellite: Report

Pyongyang is under multiple UN sanctions over its nuclear and missile tests and is prohibited from carrying out any launch using ballistic missile technology including satellites.

Dec 26, 2017, 08:56 AM IST

US in talks with China on new North Korea sanctions: Diplomats

The new sanctions would be in response to the November 28 test of an ICBM that flew 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) before splashing down in Japan`s maritime economic exclusion zone.

Dec 20, 2017, 23:48 PM IST

North Korean ICBM not yet a ''capable threat'' against US: Jim Mattis

Last month, North Korea said it had successfully tested a new type of ICBM that could reach all of the US mainland and South Korea

Dec 16, 2017, 10:36 AM IST

North Korea's Kim Jong-Un vows to `win victory in the showdown` with US

North Korea has continued to lob missiles, posing a major challenge to US President Donald Trump.

Dec 13, 2017, 07:32 AM IST

South Korea, Japan, US start joint missile detection exercises

The drill comes after North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile on November 28 that it claimed could strike anywhere in the US.

Dec 11, 2017, 09:14 AM IST

Donald Trump promises `major sanctions` against North Korea

Pyongyang on Tuesday fired what is believed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting Washington.

Nov 29, 2017, 21:36 PM IST