カテゴリー: Weapons technology
Tightened grip on minerals used in smartphones and fighter jets coincides with tense US-China trade talksBusiness live – latest updatesChina has increased restrictions on exports of rare earths and related technologies as Beijing tightened its grip on …
Weaponised ‘robot wolves’ made a cameo at China’s military parade, perched on armoured vehicles as part of the country’s showcase of military might. The event, marking 80 years since Japan’s defeat at the end of the second world war, was largely shunne…
On display in Beijing were nuclear weapons launched by air, sea and land, laser weapons and four-legged dronesIt was hardly a subtle attempt to project power. China showed off air-, sea- and land-launched nuclear weapons in its parade on Wednesday, a t…
On display in Beijing were nuclear weapons launched by air, sea and land, laser weapons and four-legged dronesIt was hardly a subtle attempt to project power. China showed off air-, sea- and land-launched nuclear weapons in its parade on Wednesday, a t…
On display in Beijing were nuclear weapons launched by air, sea and land, laser weapons and four-legged dronesIt was hardly a subtle attempt to project power. China showed off air-, sea- and land-launched nuclear weapons in its parade on Wednesday, a t…
On display in Beijing were nuclear weapons launched by air, sea and land, laser weapons and four-legged dronesIt was hardly a subtle attempt to project power. China showed off air-, sea- and land-launched nuclear weapons in its parade on Wednesday, a t…
Junta obtained ‘anti-jamming’ product made in Europe through a Chinese company, research finds, triggering calls for tighter sanctionsMyanmar’s military is using advanced European technology to protect its drone fleet as it carries out brutal aerial ca…
This summer will mark 80 years since the attacks stunned the world. Today, every one of the crew members who carried out the bombings is dead. Here, one of the last writers to interview them reopens his files‘It was a beautiful morning. The sun was shi…
US authorities charged Takeshi Ebisawa with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar for expected use by Iran in nuclear weaponsA member of the Japanese criminal underworld has pleaded guilty to handling nuclear material sourced from Myanm…
Test of apparent ICBM theoretically capable of striking US mainland comes amid warnings over North Korean troops in UkraineNorth Korea has test launched a long-range missile theoretically capable of striking the US mainland in another display of defian…
Academics say vulnerability of the two countries’ nuclear launch sites makes dangerous mistakes more likelyThe US and its allies are capable of threatening and destroying all of Russia and China’s nuclear launch sites with conventional weapons, creatin…
Egypt, Vietnam and Indonesia among countries sending delegations to four-day DSEI at ExCeLEurope’s biggest ever arms fair got under way in London on Tuesday with record numbers expected to attend, boosted by interest from countries with controversial h…
State media dismissed ‘rumour of arms dealings’ and said the nation had no plans for exports of weaponsNorth Korea has claimed it has never supplied weapons or ammunition to Russia, and does not plan to do so, adding that “reckless” US reports of weapo…
Sir Stephen Lovegrove, the UK’s national security adviser, says backdoor channels had deterioratedThe west risks the initiation of nuclear conflict with China or Russia because of a “breakdown of communication” with the two countries, the UK’s national…
Ballistic missile interception system trial follows North Korean tests and deployment of US THAAD system in South KoreaChina has claimed a successful test of a land-based ballistic missile interception system amid heightened tensions in Asia, in a move…