On April 4, Saudi Air Defense Forces reportedly intercepted a short-range ballistic missile targeting the Saudi Aramco facilities in Jizan. According to Houthi media, the Badr-1 missile successfully hit storage tanks at the oil facility. Saudi Aramco has rejected these claims, announcing that “All Saudi Aramco plants and facilities, including our facilities in Jazan, are...
On April 4, Russia began a live-fire military exercise including air and sea targets in the Baltic Sea, just beyond NATO territorial waters. The exercise, which will continue for three days, comes one day after Baltic leaders met with President Trump at the White House. Latvian officials said Russia has never drilled so near its...
On March 26, the U.S. Navy successfully test fired two unarmed Trident II D5 nuclear missiles. The test, known as Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) 28, took place off the coast of Southern California from the USS Nebraska (SSBN 739). “In addition to certifying the submarine and crew for patrol, the test launch collected valuable...
On April 3, Houthi militants in Yemen hit a Saudi Arabian oil tanker with a missile. The vessel, a Saudi-flagged super tanker “Abqaiq” owned by Saudi shipping group Bahri, was reportedly attacked while in international waters west of Al Hudaydah port. The ship was able to complete its planned course while accompanied by a coalition...
On April 2, Russia’s Ministry of Defense announced a test of its upgraded A-135 anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system. The test reportedly took place at the Sary-Shagan test site in Kazakhstan. Major General Andrei Prikhodko, deputy commander of the Russian Air Force’s air and missile defense task force, told reporters that the system “successfully accomplished the...
On April 3, Russian state-run news agency TASS announced that Moscow delivered the first regimental set of S-400 Triumf air defense missile systems to China. “Two vessels have delivered the first regimental set of S-400s from the port of Ust-Lug, Leningrad Region, to China within the time limit established by the contract,” a source familiar...
On April 2, Houthi militants in Yemen launched a Badr-1 short-range ballistic missile toward the Saudi Army base in Al-Jarbah in southern Dhahran, Asir province. The missile was reportedly launched from Sa’dah, and according to Arab Coalition spokesperson Colonel Turki Al-Maliki, fell in Yemeni territory two kilometers from the Saudi border. Houthi media, however, claimed...
On March 26, Russia conducted the sixth flight test of its anti-satellite missile system, known as the PL-19/Nudol. The test launch reportedly took place at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, a spaceport in western Russia approximately 800 kilometers north of Moscow. This was the fourth successful fight test of the system, and the first to launch the...
On March 31, KSA air defenses reportedly intercepted a short-range ballistic missile launched by Houthi rebels targeting the Saudi city of Najran. An Indian resident was injured by falling debris after the missile was intercepted. Houthi media claimed the strike targeted a Saudi National Guard base in Najran and resulted in heavy casualties. On March...
Switzerland’s Ministry of Defense has earmarked 1.3-1.5 billion Swiss francs ($1.4-$1.6 billion USD) to buy a surface-to-air missile (SAM) system as part of its “Air 2030” program to improve the neutral country’s air defenses. The SAMs under consideration include: David’s Sling from Rafael, Patriot from Raytheon, and SAMP/T from Eurosam. The procurement plan is part...
