Streaking across the night before its earth-shaking impact, the Iranian missile hit the American military base despite ...

In late 2022, a Navy officer called SpaceX government sales director Bryon Hargis with a desperate plea: He needed a new manufacturer that could reliably supply hypersonic missiles, which travel five ...

Speed is paramount in designing missiles, so engineers have worked for years to improve how fast a missile can fly. The goal is to strike a target without warning, so the faster an object, the harder ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to give Ukraine a license to produce Patriot air-defense systems could mark a major breakthrough for Kyiv, but experts and Ukrainian officials warn that turning ...

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YJ-19, China's first operational hypersonic cruise missile, seen during a military parade in Beijing, Sept. 3, 2025. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images) There are two competing narratives about the ...

US President Donald Trump’s promise to allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot interceptors has given a glimmer of hope to millions of Ukrainians terrorized by Russia’s deadly ballistic missiles strikes.

Throughout the centuries, weapons of war have evolved in remarkable yet terrifying ways. Battles that were once fought on the ground with swords and shields have taken to the skies, with fighter ...

The Houthis have threatened to sink the 100,000 ton U.S. aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea, and even claim to have hit it with drone or missile attacks. These threats have not ...

Holly Williams is a CBS News senior foreign correspondent based in the network's CBS London bureau. Williams joined CBS News in July 2012, and has more than 25 years of experience covering major news ...