Russia’s Oreshonik missile strike on Ukraine has shocked the entire world. The Oreshonik is a medium-range ballistic missile, and this marks the first time Russia has used this missile in a combat zone. Even a week after the attack, the missile continues ...

Ballistic missiles are a type of missile that uses projectile motion to deliver explosive materials (warhead) from the launch site to their aimed target. These airborne ranged weapons can be launched from aircraft, ships, and submarines in addition to land ...

China’s surface combatants are set to receive a new hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) capability following the finalization tests of the YJ-20 from a People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) destroyer.

Although it's not always so simple to set up, a ballistic pendulum is a perfect tool for introductory physics. The basic idea is to take something that shoots an object (we use a ball launcher, but it could be a firearm), and fire the object into a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Iddon is a freelance journalist focused on Middle East affairs. Saudi Arabia's Chinese-made DF-3A ballistic missiles on display at a military parade on April 29, 2014. Recent ...

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An SM-3 Block 1B interceptor is launched from guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie, October 2013. (U.S. Navy) U.S. missile defense in the twenty-first century is focused on emerging threats from North Korea and Iran, but critics say these systems are too ...

Newer and power packed methods of exercises are becoming increasingly popular among both professional athletes and amateurs. Ballistic stretching is one such special form of exercise. The word ballistic comes from the Greek word “ballein”, which means ...