variants
or antiship
: designed to destroy ships
anti-ship missiles
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According to the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the BrahMos missile—jointly developed by India and Russia—has a range of up to 310 miles and is capable of conducting both anti-ship and land-attack missions.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Analysts say the presentation signals Beijing’s intent to field a broader and more sophisticated anti-ship arsenal, including weapons that could be deployed from submarines patrolling far from China’s coastline.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
In mid-September, the FANB shared videos of two of its Su-30s armed with Kh-31 anti-ship missiles, also Russian-made, in a show of what remains its most advanced weapons system.
—German Padinger, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
According to The War Zone, the Venezuelan military has small numbers of modern anti-ship missiles and long-range anti-aircraft missiles, in addition to a large supply of portable Igla-S anti-air missiles that Maduro said are scattered throughout the country.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Analysts say the presentation signals Beijing’s intent to field a broader and more sophisticated anti-ship arsenal, including weapons that could be deployed from submarines patrolling far from China’s coastline.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
In mid-September, the FANB shared videos of two of its Su-30s armed with Kh-31 anti-ship missiles, also Russian-made, in a show of what remains its most advanced weapons system.
—German Padinger, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
According to The War Zone, the Venezuelan military has small numbers of modern anti-ship missiles and long-range anti-aircraft missiles, in addition to a large supply of portable Igla-S anti-air missiles that Maduro said are scattered throughout the country.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Anti-ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-ship. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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