DefenceTalkTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday it was “out of the question” to reconsider a controversial deal to buy a top-line Russian anti-missile system and he might even look at other purchases. The United States, a long-standing NATO ally and supplier of much of Turkey’s military equipment, has pressed Ankara to drop the S-400 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/erdogan-determined-to-go-ahead-with-russian-missile-deal-72184/

DefenceTalkThe United States has deployed its advanced THAAD missile defense system temporarily to Israel for a joint military exercise, the first of its kind, officials said Monday. The two countries confirmed the deployment, with Israel’s military stressing it was “not related to any specific current event.” It is the first such exercise in Israel, although […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-deploys-thaad-missile-defense-in-israel-for-exercise-72169/

DefenceTalkNATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Friday the military alliance needs to be ready for a world with more Russian missiles, after a UN warning that the global arms control system is collapsing. “NATO does not want a new Cold war, we don’t want a new arms race. And therefore we call on Russia to come […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-chief-says-bloc-preparing-for-more-russian-missiles-72163/

DefenceTalkThe deputy chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has warned Europe against forcing the Islamic Republic into boosting the range of its missiles by trying to halt their development. “If the Europeans, or anyone else, want to conspire to disarm Iran of missiles, we will be forced to make a strategic leap,” the guards’ deputy commander […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-warns-europe-not-to-force-strategic-leap-on-missile-range-72105/

DefenceTalkWorld powers are vying to develop so-called “hypersonic” weapons that travel several times the speed of sound, with France the latest to join a field led so far by Russia and China. Hypersonics are like missiles that travel at over five times the speed of sound (Mach 5) but are able to manoeuvre in mid-flight, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/race-for-hypersonic-weapons-heats-up-as-france-joins-fray-72093/

DefenceTalkSenior NATO and Russian officials failed to make a breakthrough Friday in talks on saving the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, raising the spectre of a renewed arms race in Europe. Western capitals allege that Russia’s latest generation of medium-range missiles breach the terms of the Cold War era INF treaty, and put European cities at […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-says-no-progress-in-russia-talks-on-arms-treaty-72088/

DefenceTalkRussia has rejected the U.S. demand for the elimination of the 9M729 cruise missile, as the two countries continue a spat over the INF Treaty. Speaking at a briefing on the 9M729 missile, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said, “The US delegation arrived in Geneva for inter-departmental consultations over the INF Treaty with the sole […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-rejects-us-demands-on-9m729-missile-elimination-72083/

DefenceTalkRussia’s Tactical Missiles Corporation is carrying out 14 R&D works on air-and sea-launched weapons that are expected to be completed in 2019, Corporation CEO Boris Obnosov said on Thursday. “This year, we have serious plans: we need to complete a total of 14 [R&D] works,” the chief executive said. As a whole, these works are […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-defense-firm-developing-new-air-and-sea-launched-missiles-72086/

DefenceTalkIsrael said it carried out a successful test Tuesday with the United States of ballistic missile interceptors jointly developed by the allies, in the face of growing tensions with Iran. The test came a day after the latest deadly exchange of fire between Israel and Iranian forces operating in Syria. The Arrow 3 interceptor system, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-us-test-ballistic-missile-interceptor-72076/

DefenceTalkNato and Russian officials will hold talks this week, the alliance said Monday, with the future of a key Cold War era arms treaty hanging by a thread. Diplomats said the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty will be on the agenda for Friday’s meeting of the Nato-Russia Council, which is also expected to cover the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-russia-to-hold-talks-amid-missile-treaty-crisis-72068/