North Korea will convene a rare ruling party congress later this month, a key event where leader Kim Jong Un is expected to unveil his regime’s military and foreign policy goals for the next five years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-ruling-party-congress/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #nuclearweapons #us #kimjongun #donaldtrump #missiles
The U.N. Security Council sanctions committee on North Korea is to give exemptions for humanitarian aid projects in the impoverished country, diplomatic sources in Seoul have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/07/asia-pacific/north-korea-aid-ease/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #nuclearweapons #missiles #us #donaldtrump #kimjongun #southkorea #un
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s $40 billion defense spending plan is caught in a deadlock as opposition lawmakers refuse to consider the proposal without government concessions, sparking criticism in Washington. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/06/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-politics-stall-defense-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #china #defense #missiles #fighterjets #us
North Korea has fired off at least two apparent ballistic missiles, Japan's Defense Ministry has said, following a military drill featuring a hypersonic missile system earlier this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/27/asia-pacific/north-korea-missile-january-27/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #missiles #nuclearweapons #southkorea #defense #defenseministry
Russian President Vladimir Putin's launch of a hypersonic missile appears aimed at intimidating Ukraine and sending a signal to Europe and the United States at a crucial juncture in talks to end the war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/10/world/putin-missile-warning-west/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #eu #us #missiles
Russia says it has fired its hypersonic Oreshnik missile at in Ukraine in response to what it described as an attempted drone strike on one of the Russian president’s residences, something Kyiv has called a lie. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/world/politics/russia-oreshnik-missile/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russia #ukraine #missiles #russiaukrainewar
Lockheed Martin has struck a tentative deal with the Pentagon that’s meant to triple production of its most advanced Patriot air-defense missile. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/07/companies/lockheed-triple-patriot-missiles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #lockheedmartin #defense #missiles #pentagon #petehegseth
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un linked a weekend military drill featuring a hypersonic missile system to an unnamed “recent geopolitical crisis" — an apparent reference to the U.S. toppling of Venezuela's president. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/05/asia-pacific/north-korea-hypersonic-missiles-venezuela/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #missiles #nuclearweapons #kimjongun #us #venezuela #donaldtrump
North Korea launched what appeared to be at least one ballistic missile on Sunday, Japan’s Defense Ministry said, less than a week after it test-fired two long-range “strategic” cruise missiles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/04/asia-pacific/north-korea-missile-first-2026/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #defense #defenseministry #missiles #nuclearweapons #kimjongun
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Ukraine saw only 4 days without russian drone and missile attacks in 2025
#drones #infographics #missiles #russia #Ukraine #war
https://uatribune.com/en/ukraine-had-only-4-days-in-2025-without-russian-drone-and-missile-attacks/
Ukraine saw only 4 days without russian drone and missile attacks in 2025
#drones #infographics #missiles #russia #Ukraine #war
https://uatribune.com/en/ukraine-had-only-4-days-in-2025-without-russian-drone-and-missile-attacks/
The Chinese military on Tuesday conducted long-range live-fire drills in waters around Taiwan, part of a second day of 'major' exercises focused on blockading the island and deterring aid from Taipei’s partners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/30/asia-pacific/china-taiwan-military-exercises-missiles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #pla #taiwan #donaldtrump #sanaetakaichi #xijinping #us #usmilitary #defense #missiles
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has toured a factory making new multiple rocket launchers that could target South Korea, touting their ability to "annihilate the enemy," state media has reported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/30/asia-pacific/north-korea-rocket-launchers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #missiles #kimjongun
Moscow is likely stationing new nuclear-capable hypersonic ballistic missiles at a former airbase in eastern Belarus, two U.S. researchers have found by studying satellite imagery. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/27/world/russia-missiles-belarus-airbase/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #belarus #missiles
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of long-range surface-to-air missiles at a launch site near its east coast, state media has reported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/25/asia-pacific/north-korea-long-range-missiles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #southkorea #kimjongun #nuclearweapons #missiles #us #submarines
The United States has informed Japan of its hope to additionally use heavy weapons, such as antitank missiles and rocket launchers, in training at Ground Self-Defense Force firing ranges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/24/japan/us-heavy-weapons-use-gsdf/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #usjapanrelations #okinawa #gsdf #defense #rockets #missiles #defenseministry #hokkaido #miyagi #yamanashi #shizuoka #oita
For Japan’s top uniformed military officer, reinforcing the country’s defense capabilities to counter complex and diverse threats most think only exist in Hollywood movies has become one of his top priorities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/18/japan/sdf-joint-staff-uchikura-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #defense #defenseministry #hiroakiuchikura #missiles #china #drones #pla #usmilitary #usjapanrelations
Taiwan's high-profile deputy foreign minister, Francois Wu, made a previously unpublicized visit to Israel recently, sources said, at a time when Taiwan is looking to the country for defense cooperation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/11/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-deputy-foreign-minister-israel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #china #francoiswu #laichingte #israel #missiles #defense
Democratic lawmakers briefed on a U.S. strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean said they were troubled by a video showing survivors being killed, though Republican lawmakers there said the strike as legal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/world/politics/us-boat-strike-explainer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #petehegseth #venezuela #drugs #gangs #missiles #donaldtrump #warcrimes
Taiwan's government has proposed $40 billion in extra defense spending over several years, with the focus on developing a multilayered air defense system dubbed T-Dome. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/30/asia-pacific/taiwan-air-defense-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #taiwan #china #pla #missiles