Precision strike has taken on a critical role in South Korean military doctrine in recent years. Two central Republic of Korea (ROK) strategies – “Kill Chain” and “Korea Massive Punishment and ...

Jericho 2 is a medium-range, solid-fueled ballistic missile developed and produced by Israel. It is also the basis for Israel’s Shavit satellite launch vehicle. Currently operational, Jericho 2 is ...

As of 2021, there are 90 U.S. Navy surface combatants equipped with the Aegis Combat System: 22 Ticonderoga-class Guided Missile Cruisers (CG) and 68 Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyers (DDG ...

The YJ-18 (Yingji [Eagle Strike]-18) is a Chinese cruise missile with variants for antiship and land-attack missions. It is reportedly derived from the Russian 3M-54E “Klub” missile and entered ...

Information on strike capabilities from around the globe. Ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, rockets, artillery, and mortars (RAM), and even maneuvering hypersonic boost glide delivery systems now ...

Upgraded Early Warning Radars (UEWR) provide detection, tracking, and classification data to the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). Currently, three UEWRs are deployed by the United States, ...

The UGM-133 Trident II D5 is a three-stage, solid-fueled submarine-launched intercontinental-range ballistic missile. The Trident D5 missile is deployed by both the United States and United Kingdom on ...

Because the 2002 decision for deployment essentially fielded an advanced prototype, every early kill vehicle was unique, handmade in about 130,000 steps. The gradual progress of modernization and ...

The Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) is a multi-mission missile capable of antiair warfare, terminal ballistic missile defense, and antiship strike roles. It uses a blast-fragmentation warhead to engage ...

The 9K720 Iskander (NATO: SS-26 “Stone”) is a road-mobile short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) with a range of up to 500 km. Using a common transporter-erector-launcher (TEL) and support vehicles, the ...

The FGM-148 Javelin is a man-portable, “fire-and-forget” antitank guided missile (ATGM) system with an effective range of 2.5 km. It was designed to defeat heavily armored vehicles such as main battle ...

The Fateh-110 is a short-range, road-mobile, solid-propellant ballistic missile. It is most likely a modified version of the unguided Zelzal-2, with the addition of control and guidance systems. 1 ...