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Iran also possesses thousands of sea mines, wake homing torpedoes, the aforementioned cruise missiles, and possibly more than a thousand small Zolfaqar speedboat Fast Attack Craft and Fast Inshore Attack Craft which can reach 80 mph, which already carries the Nasr anti-ship missile.
Amb. Marc Ginsberg: Gunboat Diplomacy: A Maritime Field Guide to the Straits of Hormuz Crisis Amb. Marc Ginsberg 2012
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Israeli authorities say the weapons, spread out Wednesday on a dock at the Israeli port of Ashdod, included several advanced anti-ship missiles and thousands of mortar shells and bullets.
Turkey Lets Iranian Cargo Plane Depart After Finding 'Nothing Illegal' 2011
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But he noted that advances in anti-ship missiles mean U.S. forces are more vulnerable farther from shore than ever.
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Iran also possesses thousands of sea mines, wake homing torpedoes, the aforementioned cruise missiles, and possibly more than a thousand small Zolfaqar speedboat Fast Attack Craft and Fast Inshore Attack Craft which can reach 80 mph, which already carries the Nasr anti-ship missile.
Amb. Marc Ginsberg: Gunboat Diplomacy: A Maritime Field Guide to the Straits of Hormuz Crisis Amb. Marc Ginsberg 2012
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To add more flair to the threat, for the past ten days Iran has been flaunting its military might in the Persian Gulf during Velyat 90 naval exercises which included a test fire of a new surface-to-surface anti-ship cruise missile termed the "Ghader" ("Capable" in Farsi) and a surface-to-air missile dubbed the "Mehrab" ("Altar" in Farsi) .
Amb. Marc Ginsberg: Gunboat Diplomacy: A Maritime Field Guide to the Straits of Hormuz Crisis Amb. Marc Ginsberg 2012
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Third, Russia will deploy advanced S-400 surface-to-air missiles and anti-ship cruise missiles to protect the Kuril Islands.
Russia Fears China, Not Japan Michael Auslin 2011
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In 2010 the Washington Times reported China was deploying a new anti-ship ballistic missile nicknamed "the carrier-killer."
Peter Winter: The Interwoven Era: The US, China and its New Aircraft Carrier Peter Winter 2011
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There was an announcement from the Libyan government, the Ministry of Transportation, that Misrata port is closed and that any foreign ship or vessel would be targeted by the Libyan armed forces, Kaim said when asked about attempts by the regime on Friday to lay anti-ship mines along the access route to Misrata's port.
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Aviation Week notes the carrier has new living quarters and was refitted with new power systems, engines, radar, as well as long-range anti-ship cruise missiles, SAMs and close-in weapons systems CIWS.
Peter Winter: The Interwoven Era: The US, China and its New Aircraft Carrier Peter Winter 2011
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To add more flair to the threat, for the past ten days Iran has been flaunting its military might in the Persian Gulf during Velyat 90 naval exercises which included a test fire of a new surface-to-surface anti-ship cruise missile termed the "Ghader" ("Capable" in Farsi) and a surface-to-air missile dubbed the "Mehrab" ("Altar" in Farsi) .
Amb. Marc Ginsberg: Gunboat Diplomacy: A Maritime Field Guide to the Straits of Hormuz Crisis Amb. Marc Ginsberg 2012
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