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This is the Type-03 Chu-SAM Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile System in action during the Talisman Sabre exercises last July 2025. The footage captures the moment the missile roars off its launcher and scores a direct hit, an explosive showcase of the precision and engineering behind Japan’s modern air-defense technology. Introduced in early 2000 as the successor to the MIM-23 Hawk, the Chu-SAM has become a key asset of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. Designed to counter hostile aircraft

Republic of Singapore Navy already uses the Aster missile, operating the Aster 15 on its six Formidable-class frigates that began entering service in 2007. Each frigate contains 32 vertical launchers for the shorter-range Aster 15, although it is unknown if the service plans to use the Aster 30 onboard the ships. Singapore Air Force also acquired two systems and 200 Aster 30 missiles to replace the Raytheon MIM-23 Improved HAWK missiles. The Aster missile series comprising the Aster 15 and Aster