On Monday, the National Council of Resistance of Iran presented evidence that Tehran carried out the damaging September 14 attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities from a base inside Iran. The report contained satellite images of Omidiyeh Air Base, missile production plants, and the location of tunnels used to hide Ya-Ali cruise missiles.
On Tuesday, China showed off new equipment in Beijing – including the YJ-18A anti-ship cruise missile, Dongfeng-21D (DF-21D) “Carrier Killer,” DF-26 intermediate range missile, DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missile, and DF-17 hypersonic glide missiles – at a parade to mark seventy years since the People’s Republic’s founding.
On Wednesday, North Korea carried out a test of its new Pukguksong-3, its first underwater launched ballistic missile test in three years. The missile reached an altitude of 910 km and traveled 450 km before landing in the East Sea. If flown on a more standard trajectory, it is estimated the Pukgukson-3 would have a 1,900 km range. The test came days before the U.S. and North Korea are expected to restart high-level talks on North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs in Sweden this weekend.
On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country is helping China build a new missile defense system to defend against ballistic and cruise missile. Details of the size and make-up of the missile defense system is currently unknown. China currently employs a limited number of Russian S-300 and S-400 missile defense systems.
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