On August 20, the head of Russia’s Project 22800 Alexander Shlyakhtenko announced that all future Karakurt-class corvettes beginning with the third ship in the series will be equipped with Pantsir-M (NATO SA-22 Greyhound) antiair close-in weapons system. Russian Defense Minister Yuri Borisov stated the inclusion of the weapon will enhance the corvettes’ littoral combat capabilities....
The New Indian Express newspaper reported that India carried out three test launches of its B-05 submarine-launched ballistic missiles between August 11 and 12. These test firings were reportedly successful and conducted from INS Arihant, India’s first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. An official speaking to The New Indian Express stated, “‘All three missiles were fired...
On August 18, Iran stated that it had installed a domestically produced defensive weapons system, called “Kamand”, on one of its destroyers for anti-ship missile defense. Resembling the U.S. Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS), Iranian Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi suggested that Kamand has a range of 2 km and could fire between 4,000-7,000 km, according the...
On August 15, Israeli defense firm Israel Aerospace Industries announced in a press release that it has agreed to outfit the Israeli Navy’s Sa’ar-6 corvettes with the Barak-8 surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. IAI stated, “The systems will be used to protect Israel’s exclusive economic zone and strategic facilities which are faced with diversified threats in...
On August 13, Iran unveiled the Fateh-e Mobin (“Bright Conqueror”), a variant of its Fateh-110 short-range ballistic missile. This follows the firing of a short-range antiship Fateh-110 mod 3 ballistic missile last week, but local media has not confirmed whether this was the Fateh-e Mobin. Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported that according to Defense Minister Brigadier General...
On August 10, Iran test fired a short-range antiship Fateh-110 mod 3 ballistic missile from Bandar-e-Jask over the Strait of Hormuz last week. This is the first reported ballistic missile test from Iran since June 2017. Fox News reported that “According to the officials, the anti-ship Fateh-110 Mod 3 flew over 100 miles on a...
On August 2, India tested its Ballistic Missile Interceptor Advanced Area Defence (AAD) at its Integrated Test Range on Abdul Kalam Island, off the Odisha coast. According to a Ministry of Defence press release, “One target among simultaneously incoming multiple targets was selected on real time, the weapon system radars tracked the target and the missile...
On July 23, Iran announced the mass-production of the Fakour, an Iranian air-to-air missile (AAM) likely related to the U.S. AIM-54 Phoenix. Speaking at a ceremony, Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami explained, “Fakour is a radar-equipped mid-range air-to-air missile which has been designed and built with the help of the latest state-of-the-art world technologies.”...
On July 19, Saudi air defense forces intercepted a Houthi-launched Badr-1 ballistic missile targeting the city of Jizan. No casualties were reported. Houthi media, however, reports that the missile successfully struck the Jizan airport and also suggests a second missile was fired at Saudi troops operating by Hodeidah in western Yemen. These sources did not state...
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has deployed more Iron Dome defense systems in central and southern Israel, according to an IDF announcement on June 15. The deployment follows significant clashes between Israel and Hamas militants over the past weekend. After Palestinian protests on Friday, during which an IDF officer was injured, Israeli Air Forces bombed Hamas...
