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

Ukraine saw only 4 days without russian drone and missile attacks in 2025

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Ukraine saw only 4 days without russian drone and missile attacks in 2025

#drones #infographics #missiles #russia #Ukraine #war

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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

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced the country's air force will be equipped with "new strategic military assets," state media said Sunday — https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/30/asia-pacific/north-korea-kim-air-force/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #missiles #nuclearweapons #defense #kimjongun

U.S. President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile defense initiative is facing significant delays, hampered by the government shutdown and lack of a clear plan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/23/world/delays-setbacks-golden-dome-shield/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #missiles #us #donaldtrump #usmilitary #defense

Explosive weapons killed or injured children at record levels last year, as wars increasingly move into urban areas, U.K.-based charity Save the Children said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/20/world/society/explosive-weapons-children-2024-ngo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #landmines #drones #missiles #un

The U.S. will sell Taiwan an air defense missile system worth almost $700 million — the same one battle-tested in Ukraine https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/asia-pacific/politics/us-air-defence-missile-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #china #missiles #defense #us