Taiwan test-fired missiles capable of hitting China

October 12th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - India Monday successfully test fired the nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile twice from a test range in Orissa, officials said. The missiles were fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Balasore district, some 230 km from state capital Bhubaneswar -- first at 10.30 a.m.

October 12th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR/NEW DELHI - India Monday successfully test fired the nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile twice from a test range in Orissa, officials said. The missiles were fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Balasore district, some 230 km from state capital Bhubaneswar -- first at 10.28 a.m.

September 30th, 2009 Iran test fires short-range missilesTEHRAN — State television says Iran test-fired short-range missiles during drills by the elite Revolutionary Guard. English-language Press TV reported that the missiles tested were the Fateh-110 and Tondar-69, but did not give specifics on the range or other details.

September 30th, 2009 Report: Iran conducts 2nd round of missile testsTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's state television says the elite Revolutionary Guard fired medium-range missiles in a second round of tests meant to demonstrate the country's preparedness for an attack. The report says the Guard test-fired Shahab-1 and Shahab-2 missiles overnight, following tests of short-range missiles early Sunday.

September 30th, 2009 Iran conducts second round of missile testsTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's state television says the elite Revolutionary Guard fired medium-range missiles in a second round of tests meant to demonstrate the country's preparedness for an attack. The report says the Guard test-fired Shahab-1 and Shahab-2 missiles overnight, following tests of short-range missiles early Sunday.

September 28th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran has claimed that it is due to test-fire a long-range missile that is capable of striking targets in Israel, most Arab countries and parts of Europe - including much of Turkey. Iranian Air Force Commander Hossein Salami has said that a Shahab-3 long-range missile, which reportedly has a range of 1,300 to 2,000km (800 to 1,240 miles), was to be test-fired on Monday, Sky News reports.

September 28th, 2009 BEIJING - China plans to reveal previously undisclosed technologies in the 108 missiles that it possesses during Thursday's National Day parade here, a senior Chinese military commander has said. The official Xinhua news agency quoted General Yu Jixun, Deputy Commander of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Second Artillery Force and Vice Commander-in-Chief of the joint headquarters for the military parade, as saying that all the missiles on display would be new models or upgraded models never before made public.

September 28th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran successfully test-fired long-range missiles on Monday that are capable of striking targets in Israel, most Arab countries and parts of Europe - including much of Turkey, BBC quoted State media, as saying. Iran's Revolutionary Guards tested the Shahab-3 long-range missile and Sajjil rockets, which reportedly has a range of 1,300 to 2,000km (800 to 1,240 miles), reports said.

September 28th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran has successfully test-fired a series of indigenously built Shahab missiles that have a maximum range of about 2,000 km, a media report said Monday. Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has test-fired Shahab-1, Shahab-2 and Shahab-3 missiles as part of a military exercise called The Great Prophet IV that started Sunday, the Press TV said.

September 11th, 2009 BEIRUT - Three missiles were fired Friday into northern Israel from southern Lebanon, without causing casualties, Lebanese security sources said. The missiles were fired from Qlaileh near the southern port city of Tyre, the sources said.

July 4th, 2009 SEOUL - South Korea's Defence Ministry said on Saturday that North Korea had test-fired three missiles, further stoking tensions in the international community, which continues to berate Pyongyang for its nuclear ambitions. The firing of the missiles, reported to have a range of up to 500 kilometres (312 miles), follow a series of missile launches earlier this week by North Korea.

July 2nd, 2009 Reports: NKorea test-fires 2 short-range missilesSEOUL, South Korea — South Korean media report that North Korea has test-fired two short-range missiles. Yonhap news agency reported Thursday the North fired two ground-to-ship missiles from its eastern coast.

May 26th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea fired two more missiles off its east coast, a day after it fired four short-range missiles, according to South Korean media reports early Saturday. The missiles were apparently Scud rockets with a reach of 500 km, the national news agency Yonhap reported, quoting government sources.

May 26th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea fired two short-range missiles Tuesday, a day after conducting an internationally condemned nuclear test, South Korean media reported. The launches were carried out on North Korea's east coast, the national news agency Yonhap said, citing a government official in Seoul.

May 25th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea test fired two more missiles off its east coast Monday amid heightened tension over its second nuclear test, a media report said. The launch of the two more short-range missiles came after the country fired a short-range missile off its east coast base around noon, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported, quoting an anonymous source.