Exocet anti-ship missile

E44159
anti-ship missile guided missile

The Exocet anti-ship missile is a French-built, sea-skimming guided missile renowned for its effectiveness in naval warfare, particularly for its high-profile use in sinking ships during the Falklands War.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Exocet 1
AM39 Exocet anti-ship missile 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-ship missile ⓘ
guided missile ⓘ
combatReputation highly effective anti-ship weapon ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
deployment exported widely ⓘ
designedBy French engineers at Aérospatiale ⓘ
designedFor naval warfare ⓘ
flightAltitude very low over sea surface ⓘ
flightProfile sea-skimming ⓘ
guidancePhase mid-course inertial navigation ⓘ
terminal active radar homing ⓘ
guidanceSystem active radar homing ⓘ
inertial guidance ⓘ
launchPlatform aircraft ⓘ
coastal battery ⓘ
submarine ⓘ
surface ship ⓘ
manufacturer Aérospatiale ⓘ
MBDA UK ⓘ
surface form: MBDA
namedAfter flying fish ⓘ
notableEffect influenced naval air-defense tactics ⓘ
notableFor attack on MV Atlantic Conveyor ⓘ
sea-skimming flight profile ⓘ
sinking of HMS Sheffield ⓘ
use against surface warships ⓘ
operator Argentine Navy ⓘ
French Navy ⓘ
Iraqi Navy ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
many other navies worldwide ⓘ
originLanguageOfName French ⓘ
propulsion solid-fuel rocket motor ⓘ
rangeCharacteristic medium-range ⓘ
role anti-ship warfare ⓘ
serviceEntry 1970s ⓘ
status in service ⓘ
targetType merchant vessels ⓘ
surface ships ⓘ
typeVariant AM39 ⓘ
MM38 ⓘ
MM40 ⓘ
SM39 ⓘ
usedInConflict Falklands War ⓘ
Gulf War ⓘ
Iran–Iraq War ⓘ
Tanker War ⓘ
warheadType high-explosive ⓘ
semi-armor-piercing ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Super Étendard aircraft → armament → Exocet anti-ship missile ⓘ
subject surface form: Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard
this entity surface form: AM39 Exocet anti-ship missile
Jack Higgins → notableWork → Exocet anti-ship missile ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exocet
Falklands War → usedWeapon → Exocet anti-ship missile ⓘ