Missile

Missile event in Arabian Sea, Arabian Sea area, Yemen on Sun 9th February 2020

9th February 2020

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On Feb. 9, a cache of Iranian-made anti-tank missiles and other munitions were seized from an unflagged dhow by the USS Normandy (CG-60), which was conducting maritime security operations in the Arabian Sea.

The seized weapons include:

150 Dehlavieh anti-tank missiles, which are Iranian-made version of the Russian Kornet anti-tank missiles

Three Iranian-made surface-to-air missiles

Thermal imaging weapon scopes

Components for manned and unmanned aerial and surface vessels

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Yemen (YEM)

Arabian Sea ( Arabian Sea area )

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