North Korea's Kh-35 Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Is Spooking The U.S. Navy

A missile is fired from a naval vessel during the test-firing of a new type of anti-ship cruise missile to be equipped at Korean People's Army (KPA) naval units in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang February 7, 2015. Reuters/KCNA

Kyle Mizokami, War Is Boring: Mystery Threat to American Warships Is Likely North Korean

More precisely, it’s a new anti-ship cruise missile

In 2013, the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet hinted at a mysterious and “newly discovered threat” to American warships. Whatever it was, it was serious — and had America’s admirals spooked.

We knew the threat was probably a missile, because the Navy’s only mention of it was inside a contracting request for a new electronics countermeasures system designed for surface ships.

The Navy awarded a $65-million contract to the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to develop the system within a “critically short” time frame.

More News On North Korea's Kh-35 Anti-Ship Missile

North Korea successfully launched new 'ultra-precision anti-ship' missiles -- Business Insider
North Korea Test-Fires New Missile -- Maritime Executive
North Korea’s New Anti-Ship Missile: No Cause for Alarm -- The Diplomat
The Korean People’s Navy Tests New Anti-ship Cruise Missile -- 38 North
Images show North Korean vessel firing new SSM -- IHS Jane's 360
Who Sold North Korea a New Anti-Ship Missile? -- The Diplomat
U.S. eyes Iran, North Korea missile threats, boosts testing tempo -- Reuters