Under the current Council Decision, FRS will publish a series of Research Papers on the various aspects of the Code, as well as short Issue Briefs to highlight specific thematic and regional issues, and a major technical study. To find out more, go to our Project Activities
Russia has successfully test-launched the RS-28 Sarmat ICBM, continuing its development program to replace the R-36M2 and maintain a heavy MIRV-capable deterrent, particularly against hardened targets in the United States.
India tested a MIRV-capable version of the Agni-V, reinforcing its strategic deterrence capabilities.
On 30 April 2026, Russia conducted the first launch of the Soyuz-5 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, a suborbital test flight intended to validate the performance of its new medium-lift launcher.
On 2 April 2026, at 00:24 UTC, NASA launched the Space Launch System (SLS) as part of its Artemis II mission, marking the first crewed flight to lunar orbit since the Apollo missions.
Two Iranian ballistic missiles targeted the US-UK base on Diego Garcia; one malfunctioned, and the other was intercepted before reaching the base.
The United States has announced the first use in combat of the PrSM missile. Available images do not allow confirmation of those strikes.
Firepoint tested the FP-7, a high-speed, low-cost tactical ballistic missile with a 300 km range.
On 3 February 2026, the Anglo-German startup Hypersonica conducted the first hypersonic test flight of its SCOOTER HS-1 demonstrator from Andøya Space.
On 12 February 2026, Arianespace successfully carried out the first heavy-configuration flight of the Ariane 64, marking an important step in the development of the European launcher.
China’s CERES-2 program faces a major setback as its first launch fails, highlighting the technological challenges in developing medium-class launchers.
Entre montée des ambitions spatiales et diffusion de technologies à double usage, l’Afrique se trouve confrontée à de nouvelles vulnérabilités stratégiques. Dans ce contexte, le Code de conduite de La Haye offre un cadre de soft law permettant de concilier transparence, prévention de la prolifération et légitimation des ambitions technologiques au sein des architectures régionales de sécurité.
Read news of the Code, updates on our recent activities and latest information about ballistic missile tests and space launches.
This report, written by the HCoC Youth Group, addresses four dimensions of missile proliferation: regional concerns, transfer to non-state actors, transformation of regulatory tools, and relations to space security. It studies in particular how these developments could impact the way the Hague Code of Conduct tackles missile proliferation and proposes ways forward.
Read news of the Code, updates on our recent activities and latest information about ballistic missile tests and space launches.
Read news of the Code, updates on our recent activities and latest information about ballistic missile tests and space launches.
Read news of the Code, updates on our recent activities and latest information about ballistic missile tests and space launches.
Read news of the Code, updates on our recent activities and latest information about ballistic missile tests and space launches.
Read news of the Code, updates on our recent activities and latest information about ballistic missile tests and space launches.
This study focuses on the new systems introduced, and assesses their potential impact as conventional weapons and as non-conventional weapons. Through an analysis of the possible capacities of these systems, this study examines their consequences on North Korean strategy. It concludes by exploring what this change of strategy may lead to, in military terms, and in political terms, on the Korean peninsula.
Four of the five most recent subscribing states to The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCoC) are African. Adopted in November 2002 in The Hague, the HCoC’s chief objective is to curb the proliferation of ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, as well as related technology.