Ballistic missiles are long-range weapons designed to deliver conventional or nuclear warheads at great speeds.

Iranian state media claimed the country used its new ballistic Fattah missile in its attack on Israel on Tuesday night.

Ukraine announced on June 13 that it's short-range Sapsan ballistic missile would go into mass production, a major development in Kyiv's ongoing efforts to domestically produce the weapons it ...

The missile blasts off, propelled by its first-stage engines, accelerating quickly as it begins to roll and orient itself toward its programmed trajectory.

The second and longest phase of a missile strike is the Midcourse Phase. With its velocity and trajectory established by the launch, the only thing to do now is wait for the missile to gradually ...

Once a ballistic missile is fired into the air, a defender has only minutes to identify its precise trajectory and try to shoot it down.

The United States on Wednesday fired an unarmed but nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from California over the Pacific Ocean for its first test launch of this year.

While the Houthis claimed to have targeted Israel with a hypersonic “Palestine 2” missile, there is no evidence that it is ...

The modern military has a slew of weapons to choose from, not the least of which are ballistic and hypersonic missiles. What's the difference between them?

How Do They Work? Ballistic missiles are a unique type of weapon designed to deliver a warhead over long distances by following a specific trajectory, much like a thrown ball.

Israel’s strikes on Iran’s missile production sites were aimed at preventing a catastrophic escalation of Iran’s missile ...

The US and Qatar say they intercepted Iran's retaliatory strike at America's largest base in the Middle East using Patriot ...