Category: Notizie Estero

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Wednesday that it had test-fired a newly developed ballistic missile from a submarine, in its first such underwater test-launch in two years and one it says will bolster its military’s undersea capabilities.

The test Tuesday was the fifth round of missile l…

Right after China and Russia wrapped up a joint naval exercise in the Sea of Japan on Sunday, 10 powerful warships from the two countries switched to the next mission and sailed through the Tsugaru Strait into the Pacific Ocean on Monday in their first joint maritime patrol, which experts said on Tu…

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan said Tuesday its naval forces had detected and blocked an Indian submarine from entering Pakistani territorial waters.

A military statement alleged the incident took place last Saturday.

“It is the third incident of its kind wherein an Indian Naval Submarine has been pre…

The United States has actively pursued the development of hypersonic weapons— maneuvering weapons that fly at speeds of at least Mach 5—as a part of its conventional prompt global strike program since the early 2000s.

In recent years, the United States has focused such efforts on developing hype…

TOKYO — France is reviewing its Indo-Pacific approach after being blindsided by the AUKUS alliance that scuttled its submarine deal with Australia, a French official said in Tokyo on Tuesday, with Paris keen to strengthen ties with Japan and India.

“What is at stake is what kind of Franco-Ameri…

MOSCOW — The Russian Navy will receive at least three Karakurt-class (Project 22800) corvettes in 2021-2022, a source in the shipbuilding industry has told TASS.

“By late 2021, we expect the handover of the Tsiklon and Burya corvettes. In 2022, another ship of this class, the Askold, is expecte…