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or antiship
: designed to destroy ships
anti-ship missiles
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The report tracks, among other things, the development of Chinese anti-ship missiles with enough range to hit the U.S. west coast.
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
Chinese state media has released the first official footage showing a YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile being launched from a frontline warship, offering a rare look at a weapon system that analysts say could significantly complicate naval missile defense.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
The incidents also highlight the intensity of operations against the Houthis who attacked the strike group with ballistic and anti-ship missiles and one-way attack drones.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 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
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“Anti-ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-ship. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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