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...
North Korea will reportedly admit inspectors from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to conduct in-country inspections to assess measures taken by Pyongyang to improve the safety of commercial aircraft from North Korea’s ballistic missile launches. North Korea is one of 192 members of the ICAO and is therefore obligated to give prior notice of...
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 15, Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich fired a 3M-14 Kalibr (SS-N-30) cruise missile in a Black Sea naval exercise. According to Russian news agency TASS, “This was the first firing exercise held from aboard a surface ship of the Black Sea Fleet using the Kalibr precision system as part of the combat training plan,...
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 9, the Philippine Navy successfully struck a target at sea using a Spike Extended Range (ER) missile launched from a multi-purpose attack craft (MPAC) gunboat. The test took place off Lamao Point, Bataan, where the missile struck a floating target with high accuracy from 6 km under unfavorable sea conditions. Spike ER is...
On August 13, KSA air defenses intercepted a Houthi-launched short-range ballistic missile targeting Najran, Saudi media reports. No casualties were reported. Houthi media also reported a Badr-1 SRBM strike on Arab Coalition forces along Yemen’s west coast, but this has not been confirmed. On August 11, Saudi Patriot missile defenses intercepted a Houthi-fired Badr-1 SRBM...
On July 31, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced U.S. State Department approval for the potential sale of SM-2 Block IIIA missiles to Denmark, stating, “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Denmark of up to forty-six (46) Standard Missile, SM-2 Block IIIA All-Up Rounds, RIM BK...
