Key facts
- Algeria's defense ministry did not name the missile model used in the November 10 exercise, according to webdo.
- Specialist outlets said the weapon may be the CM-302, the export version of China's YJ-12 anti-ship missile.
- Army chief of staff Said Chanegriha supervised the exercise in the Oran military region, per the defense ministry.
- The military said the missile hit its target with precision, according to webdo.
Algeria's military carried out a live-fire exercise on its western Mediterranean coast on November 10, 2026, firing a missile at a maritime target in a drill named Sakr El-Moutawassit 2026, or Mediterranean Falcon. The exercise took place in the Oran military region and was supervised by army chief of staff Said Chanegriha, according to the Algerian defense ministry as cited by webdo.
The ministry did not specify the model of the missile fired, webdo reported. Military specialist outlets and social media accounts said the weapon may have been the CM-302, the export version of China's YJ-12 supersonic anti-ship missile. That identification has not been confirmed by Algerian authorities.
PRODPRESS reported that the exercise itself is confirmed by the defense ministry communique, but that the missile's identity remains undetermined. It said the video circulating online does not establish the weapon's type, range, trajectory or whether a target was hit, and that the YJ-12 and CM-302 designations are not interchangeable without technical identification.
SouthFront described the weapon as a Chinese-made YJ-12B coastal-defense missile that struck and destroyed a maritime target, citing footage released by the ministry. The ministry's own statement did not name the missile.