Odesa, Ukraine — Ukraine has publicly displayed its Harpoon, Naval Strike Missile (NSM), RBS-15, and domestically produced Neptune coastal missile systems during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's working visit to Odesa Oblast, providing the first official visual confirmation of several Western-supplied launchers in Ukrainian service.
The missile systems appeared in official photos and video released following Zelenskyy's coordination meeting with the command of the Ukrainian Navy on July 4.
During the meeting, Zelenskyy and senior Navy commanders discussed regional security, protection against Russian missile and drone attacks, maritime threats in the Black Sea, and Ukraine's long-range strike capabilities.
Harpoon Coastal Launcher Displayed Publicly
Ukraine publicly revealed its land-based Harpoon coastal defense launcher for the first time.
The footage shows a containerized launcher configuration with four transport-launch canisters mounted inside a standard shipping container on a truck chassis.
The United States and Denmark announced the transfer of Harpoon anti-ship missiles to Ukraine in the spring of 2022, and the system entered operational service later that year. However, the launcher configuration had not previously been shown publicly.
The Harpoon, developed by Boeing, continues to receive upgrades. In 2025, Boeing completed testing of the Harpoon Block II Update, designed to extend the missile's service life and improve its operational capabilities.
NSM Makes First Official Appearance
The official footage also showed the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) coastal defense launcher for the first time.
Developed by Norway's Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, the NSM had been the subject of media reports since 2022, but Ukrainian authorities had not officially confirmed receiving or operating the system before its appearance during the Odesa visit.
The launcher shown in the footage is painted solid green and mounted on a truck equipped with a multilift hook-loading system. This differs from the camouflaged Jelcz truck chassis used by the Polish Navy, which operates the only other NSM Coastal Defense System in Europe. Ukrainian officials have not confirmed which country supplied the system.
The NSM is a precision-guided subsonic cruise missile with a reported range of 200 to 300 kilometers. It uses an inertial navigation system with GPS updates and an imaging infrared seeker to engage both naval and land targets.
RBS-15 and Neptune Also Shown
The display also included the RBS-15 coastal anti-ship missile system, marking its first public appearance in Ukrainian service.
The launcher identified in the footage is mounted on a Sisu SK242 truck chassis previously used by the Finnish Navy. Earlier this year, the Ukrainian Navy confirmed that the RBS-15 was used during an April 2026 strike against the Russian Syvash offshore drilling platform, marking the missile system's combat debut.
Launchers for Ukraine's domestically developed Neptune anti-ship missile were also displayed. The Neptune has a reported range of 280 kilometers and remains part of Ukraine's coastal defense force.
Diverse Coastal Defense Arsenal
The public display confirms that the Ukrainian Navy is operating a range of coastal anti-ship missile systems, including the Harpoon, NSM, RBS-15, and Neptune.
The systems include both Western-supplied and domestically developed weapons used for coastal defense operations in the Black Sea region.
Ukrainian authorities did not disclose the number of launchers or missiles in service. However, the official footage provided the first public view of several coastal missile launchers that had not previously been shown by Ukraine.
Source: militarnyi
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