Anti-ship missiles – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com Sat, 17 Oct 2020 16:33:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://onvenezuela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Screen-Shot-2019-12-20-at-12.31.03-PM-1-32x32.png Anti-ship missiles – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com 32 32 China Arming Venezuelan Navy With Anti-Ship Missiles https://onvenezuela.com/china-arming-venezuelan-navy-with-anti-ship-missiles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=china-arming-venezuelan-navy-with-anti-ship-missiles Sat, 17 Oct 2020 16:33:38 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=6107

Venezuela’s propaganda videos are showing off warships armed with new Chinese-made anti-ship missiles. The C-802A missile, supplied by Beijing to the Venezuelan Navy, is designed to take out surface ships at ranges of over 100 nautical miles. The sea-skimming missile is generally analogous to the Harpoon. This arms deal should greatly increase the reach and potency of President Nicolás Maduro’s navy. By H I Sutton. Full Text -> USNINews

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