Iranian anti-ship missile systems

Conflict Usage

United States-Iran Conflict

Side: IranRole: Coastal maritime denialstrikeprecision fires

Fielded by Iran in the United States-Iran Conflict as part of its Strait of Hormuz maritime-denial posture, with AP reporting that Iran's anti-ship cruise missiles could reach the strait and its approaches during the war.

Yemen Civil War

Side: Houthi-aligned forcesRole: Anti-ship cruise missile strikestrike

Used by Houthi-aligned forces in the Yemen Civil War, with the 11 December 2023 M/T Strinda attack assessed by DIA as consistent with the Noor family of antiship cruise missiles.

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Related Weapon Systems

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MunitionsAl-Mandab-2 anti-ship cruise missileAnti-ship cruise missileAl-Mandab-2 is the Houthi designation for a long-range anti-ship cruise missile used in the Yemen Civil War against Red Sea shipping. UN reporting described it as a seven-meter, 300-kilometer system with micro-turbojet propulsion and noted strong external similarities to the C-802 and Iran's Ghader/Ghadir family.

MunitionsC-802 anti-ship missileAnti-ship cruise missileThe C-802 is a Chinese export anti-ship cruise missile built by CASIC's Third Academy. In Yemen Civil War reporting, it is the class believed to have been used by Houthi-aligned forces in the October 2016 Red Sea attacks on HSV-2 Swift and USS Mason.

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