Question: What has changed over the last six years in the anti-ship missile market? Answer: Not a whole lot. Operation Unified Protector, the air campaign to support Libyan rebels fighting the Qadhafi regime, provided little opportunity for NATO to demonstrate the capability of its anti-ship missiles. This was also the situation during Operation Desert Storm. The most significant recent success of an anti-ship missile came in July 2006 when Hezbollah attacked an Israeli warship. Hezbollah gunners damaged the INS Hanit with a C802 missile provided by Iran. Still, the media's attention soon turned to other topics.
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