Iran Transfers Ballistic Missiles to Iraq
On August 31, Reuters reported that Iran has transferred tens of Zelzal, Fateh-110, and Zolfaghar ballistic missiles to Shi’ite proxies in Iraq over the past few months. Iran may also…
Author: Missile Defense Project
Russia Tests Missile Defense Interceptor
Russian news agency TASS reported on August 30 that Russian Aerospace Forces have tested a new missile defense interceptor against an unspecified target. The launch took place at the Sary-Shagan…
Russian Navy Tests Antiship Missiles
The Russian navy conducted an exercise in which they fired P-1000 Vulkan, P-700 Granit, P-120 Malakhit and P-800 Oniks antiship cruise missiles at two surface targets, with seven striking the…
Russian Forces Receive New S-400 Regiment
Last month, Russian forces have received a new S-400 Triumf air and missile defense regiment. The Russian defense firm Almaz-Antey announced that it “delivered a new regiment set of S-400…
China Tests HQ-16 System
On August 28, Chinese news source The People’s Daily reported that China had test fired the HQ-16 air and missile defense system sometime in mid-August. The test was conducted in…
Russia to Extend Range of Pantsir Missile
On August 22, the Russian news agency TASS reported that Russia has produced prototypes of the the Pantsir-SM, a newer version of the Pantsir-S1 air defense system, and will begin…
Russia to Search for Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile
On August 22, CNBC reported that Russia will search in the Barents Sea for one of its nuclear-powered cruise missiles, which was lost during a test in November. The missile,…
Turkey Might Procure S-400 Sooner Than Planned
On August 21, Russia’s Interfax newswire reported that Turkey will receive the S-400 Triumf air defense system from Russia in 2019 instead of 2020, as initially announced last year. Turkey…
Russia to Equip Future Corvettes with Pantsir-M
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…
India Fires 3 Sub-launched Ballistic Missiles
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…