On February 23, India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC) test fired a Dhanush ballistic missile from an Indian Navy vessel in the Bay of Bengal. The missile was fired off an Indian Navy Sukyana-class offshore patrol vessel, either the INS Subhadra or INS Suvarna. The Dhanush launch comes amid a busy schedule of Indian ballistic missile...
On February 20, the U.S. State Department approved a possible $3.2 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of Patriot Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units to Sweden. If finalized, this would be Sweden’s first purchase of the U.S. Patriot system. According to a statement released by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, “This proposed sale will support the foreign...
On February 21, India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC) test fired a Prithvi-2 tactical surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile. The missile was fired at night from launch complex 3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur. The Prithvi-2 missile entered service in 2003, and was recently test fired on February 7. It has a range of...
On February 20, India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC) test fired an Agni-2 medium-range ballistic missile. The launch comes just two weeks after test launches of an Agni-1 and Prithvi-2, and took place at India’s Integrated Test Range off the coast of Odisha. The Agni-2 was previously test fired in May 2017, but failed for unknown...
On February 7, South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced its intent purchase additional Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors from the United States. The estimated $53 million contract will go through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program, with an undisclosed number of interceptors scheduled for delivery after 2020. Related Links:...
On February 18, UAE armed forces intercepted a Houthi-launched ballistic missile targeting Yemen’s south-eastern port city of al-Mokha. The attack marks at least the sixth reported Houthi missile targeting al-Mokha since the beginning of the 2015 Yemen War. For more, see our interactive The Missile War in Yemen. Related Links: UAE shoots down Houthi missile...
On February 19, Israel conducted a successful flight test of the Arrow-3 missile defense system. “A short while ago, the Defense Ministry and American MDA carried out a planned flight test of its Arrow weapons system, with an Arrow 3 interceptor,” the Defense Ministry tweeted. “The Arrow 3 interceptor was launched and carried out its...
On February 12, Russian officials announced they had conducted a successful test launch of a new anti-ballistic missile interceptor. According to the deputy commander of the Air and Space Defense Alliance, Andrei Prikhodko, “The missile’s tactical and technical characteristics regarding the range, precision and operational lifetime are significantly higher compared to present-day weapons.” Reports indicate...
On February 11, Iran displayed several indigenously-produced missiles and rockets in celebration of the country’s 39th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. The missiles and rockets on display included the 2,000 km range Ghadr, Fajr-5 rocket artillery, and the short-range, anti-armor Toufan 2-M. Additionally, a model of Iran’s new submarine, named Fateh, was displayed. The Fateh...
On February 10, Israel clashed with Iranian and Syrian military forces in a series of cross-border strikes. The confrontations began when Israel shot down an Iranian drone that had reportedly penetrated its airspace from Syria. The Israeli military then attacked the command-and-control center from which Iran had launched the drone, at the so-called T4 air...
