Tag: antiship

North Korea reports testing anti-ship missile in Sea of Japan

North Korea has successfully conducted a test of new anti-ship missiles in the Sea of Japan to the west of the Korean Peninsula, state media reported on Thursday. The reports said that Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un had observed the firing of the Padasuri-6 anti-ship missile on Wednesday and given the order for enhanced military […]

Russia strikes Ukraine with 4-tonne anti-ship missile from 1960s – photo

The media outlet Defense Express has reported that the Russians have launched an anti-ship missile P-35 weighing 4 tonnes and measuring 10 metres in length, adopted into service back in 1962, on Ukraine. Source: Defense Express Quote: “…it could have been launched either from the Redut coastal defence system or from the Object-100 anti-ship missile […]

US ‘strikes Yemen-based Houthis again and hits anti-ship missiles’

The US has launched a new strike against the Yemen-based Houthis, hitting anti-ship missiles in the third assault on the Iranian-backed group in recent days, two US officials said. The strike came as the Iranian-backed Houthis claimed responsibility for a missile attack against the Malta-flagged bulk carrier Zografia, also on Tuesday, in the Red Sea. […]