FORT GREELY, Alaska – In the heart of interior Alaska, where the wind howls across the tundra and winter locks the land in forty-below darkness, Soldiers of the Alaska Army National Guard’s 49th Missile Defense Battalion carry out one of the nation’s most vital missions in defending the United States from intercontinental ballistic missile attack. […]
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korea said it fired four strategic cruise missiles Thursday, continuing its rapid pace of launches, as it blasted the United States and its allies for escalating military tensions. The four Hwasal-2 cruise missiles flew 2,000 kilometers in about two hours and 50 minutes before hitting a “preset target” in the sea […]
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korea has fired its first intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, since displaying its largest show of ICBMs during a late-night military parade last week. The missile, soaring at a lofted trajectory, landed within Japan’s exclusive economic zone, according to Tokyo. Japan’s Defense Ministry characterized the weapon as an “ICBM-class” missile, noting […]
PENTAGON — The United States is preparing to send the Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine to shoot down incoming Russian missiles, a decision that could be announced as soon as this week, a U.S. defense official and a second U.S. official told VOA on Tuesday. Both officials spoke on condition that they not be identified […]