Russian Military Command: U.S. missile defense can intercept all Russian ballistic missiles
The radar of the US nuclear missile strike warning system covers all the trajectories of Russian ballistic missiles that would be launched in the direction of the United States.
This was stated by Lt. General Viktor Poznihir, the First Deputy Chief of the Main Operations Directorate of the Russian General Staff, according to Interfax.
“The radio-location system of the US nuclear missile strike warning system covers all possible trajectories of Russian ballistic missiles launched in the …
North Korea threatens to destroy US nuclear submarine carrying Tomahawk missiles
North Korea has threatened to destroy the US Navy’s nuclear submarine “Michigan”, which stopped in the South Korean Busan port earlier last week, South Korean news agency Yonhap reports, with reference to a message from the North Korean propaganda portal Uriminzokkiri.
“The moment the Michigan tries to budge even a little, it will be doomed to the miserable fate of becoming an underwater ghost, incapable of coming to the surface,” the authors of the message promise.
According to them, “the …
Russia is facing more issues with its Proton rockets
Russia has postponed two missile launches into space, Interfax news agency reported, citing its sources.
According to the Russian news agency, the launch of the Proton-M carrier rocket with the US satellite Echostar-21 will be rescheduled for early summer.
"It is already clear that due to unresolved technical issues, it will not be possible to resume launches at the end of May, and the launch of the Proton with the EchoStar 21 satellite will be postponed to at least the beginning of June. …
Poland creates center to combat Russian propaganda
In Poland an NGO has been founded which will work to identify and counteract Russian Propaganda, “The Center for Analysis of Propaganda and Disinformation”, reported Ukrinform with reference to a statement by Adam Lelonek, director of the Center for Analysis of Propaganda and Disinformation.
“The ‘Center for Analysis of Propaganda and Disinformation’ Foundation is the first institute of this kind in Poland, whose activity will be aimed at the analysis and search for a systematic approach to …
Tomahawk missile manufacturer announces growth in sales
Sales of Raytheon, which produces weapons for the U.S. Army, increased in the first quarter of 2017, leading to an increase by 3.4% in quarterly revenue. This is stated in the company’s recently released financial statement.
The company's revenue in the first quarter of last year was $6 billion. This year, the company's earnings also increased to $1.73 per share in contrast to $1.43 per share the year before. Thomas Kennedy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Raytheon, stressed that the …