| January | |
| 01/17 Israel | Jericho-3?, nuclear-capable IRBM |
| 01/22 Russia | P-500 (SS-N-12) Bazalt, nuclear-capable cruise missile |
| 01/25 Pakistan | Shaheen-1 (Hatf IV), nuclear-capable SRBM |
| February | |
| 02/01 Pakistan | Ghauri (Hatf V), nuclear capable MRBM |
| 02/13 Pakistan | Ghaznavi (Hatf III), nuclear-capable SRBM |
| 02/20 Iran | optimized S-200 |
| 02/26 India | Sagarika (K-15), nuclear-capable SLBM |
| March | |
| 03/05 India | sea-based BrahMos, cruise missile |
| 03/23 India | Agni-I, nuclear capabale SRBM |
| 03/28 DPRK | Three KN-02 SRBM tests |
| April | |
| 04/02 USA | Minuteman III, nuclear-capable ICBM |
| 04/19 Pakistan | Shaheen-2 (Hatf VI), nuclear-capable MRBM |
| 04/21 Pakistan | Shaheen-2 (Hatf VI), nuclear-capable MRBM |
| 04/25 Norway | Naval Strike Missile (NSM), cruise missile |
| May | |
| 05/07 India | Agni-III, nuclear capable IRBM; two or three more tests before serial production |
| 05/08 Pakistan | Ra’ad (Hatf VIII), nuclear capable ALCM |
| 05/12 Bangladesh | C-802A, anti-ship missile |
| 05/15 USA | NLOS-LS Precision Missile |
| 05/22 USA | Minuteman III, nuclear-capable ICBM |
| 05/23 India | Prithvi-II, SRBM |
| 05/29 China | JL-2, nuclear-capable SLBM |
| 05/30 DPRK | Three SRBM tests |
| June | |
| 06/04 USA | Upgraded PAC-3 |
| 06/04 UK | Principals Anti-Air Missile System |
| 06/05 USA | AEGIS BMD |
| 06/17 USA | Tomahawk Block IV, nuclear capable cruise missile |
| 06/25 USA | THAAD Interceptor |
| July | |
| 07/06 Israel | Tamir Interceptor, Iron Dome |
| 07/09 Iran | Shahab-3, Zelzal, Fateh |
| 07/27 India | Nag, anti-tank guided missile |
| August | |
| 08/01 Russia | SLBM, probably R-29R |
| 08/05 India | Nag, Anti-Tank Guided Missiles |
| 08/28 Russia | Topol, nuclear-capable ICBM |
| India | Astra, air-to-air missile |
| India | BMD interceptor test, exo-atmospheric |
| USA | Tomahawk |
| USA | Trident II D5, SLBM |
| September | |
| 09/05 USA | SM-6 |
| 09/13 India | Astra, air-to-air missile |
| 09/17 Japan | PAC-3 test at White Sands Missile Range |
| 09/17 USA | THAAD |
| 09/18 Russia | Bulava (SS-NX-30), nuclear-capable SLBM |
| October | |
| 10/07 DPRK | Short-range missiles: KN-01, KN-02, Styx |
| 10/11 Russia | R-29RM SinevaSLBM |
| 10/12 Russia | R-29R SLBM (SS-N-18 Stingray) R-29RM SLBM (SS-N-23 Skiff) Topol, nuclear-capable ICBM |
| 10/17 Russia | Buk-M1 surface-to-air missile system (unconfirmed) |
| 10/17 Germany | Patriot PAC-3 |
| 10/22 Russia | SS-19, nuclear-capable ICBM |
| USA | Tomahawk Block IV |
| November | |
| 11/01 USA | SM-3 |
| 11/05 USA | Minuteman III, nuclear-capable ICBM |
| 11/10 Iran | Samen, SRBM |
| 11/12 Iran | Sejil, MRBM |
| 11/12 India | Shourya, nuclear-capable SRBM |
| 11/26 Russia | RS-24, nuclear-capable ICBM |
| December | |
| 12/23 Russia | Bulava, SLBM – failure |
| Late 2008 | |
| Israel | Arrow-3, SAM |
| Israel | Iron Dome |
| India | Agni-V, ICBM |
| India | BrahMos, cruise missile, underwater launch |
| Russia | RS-24, nuclear-capable ICBM |
