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DISPATCH 04/26 · 9 Oct 2026
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surface-to-air-missile

9 articles
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ChinaPro

HQ-10 / HHQ-10

China's short-range naval point-defense missile system, fielded across warships from Type 056 corvettes to Type 055 destroyers and aircraft carriers as the fleet's final missile layer against incoming threats.

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USAPro

RIM-116 RAM

A compact US-German ship-defense missile that combines passive radio-frequency and infrared homing to intercept anti-ship missiles and other close-range threats.

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RussiaPro

2K22 Tunguska

A Soviet-designed tracked short-range air-defense system combining twin 30 mm cannons, radio-command missiles and onboard radars to protect mobile ground forces from low-flying aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles and drones.

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IranPro

Khordad-15

Iran's road-mobile medium-to-long-range surface-to-air missile system, combining a phased-array engagement radar with Sayyad-family interceptors for defense against aircraft and uncrewed aerial vehicles.

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IsraelPro

Arrow-2

Israel's operational upper-tier interceptor for destroying tactical and medium-range ballistic missiles in the atmosphere, positioned between the exo-atmospheric Arrow 3 and David's Sling.

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USAPro

RIM-162 ESSM

The RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile is a medium-range naval air-defence weapon whose four-round Mk 41 cell packing gives Western warships substantial self-defence magazine depth.

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EuropePro

CAMM / Sea Ceptor

CAMM is a British modular surface-to-air missile family fielded at sea as Sea Ceptor and on land through Sky Sabre, combining active guidance with a soft vertical launch system.

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air defensePro

Akash

India's home-built air shield — the Akash is an indigenous medium-range surface-to-air missile that guards against jets, drones and cruise missiles out to ~25 km. It performed well in India's 2025 clash with Pakistan and won its first export, to Armenia.