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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All labels observed (13)

Label Occurrences
Exocet 2
Exocet AM39 2
Exocet missile family 2

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 (16)

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

Falklands War → usedWeapon → Exocet anti-ship missile ⓘ
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
Tanker War → notableWeapon → Exocet anti-ship missile ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exocet missile
MM38 → partOf → Exocet anti-ship missile ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exocet missile family
MM38 → familyVariantOf → Exocet anti-ship missile ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exocet MM40
MM38 → familyVariantOf → Exocet anti-ship missile ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exocet AM39
MM38 → familyVariantOf → Exocet anti-ship missile ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exocet SM39
MM40 → partOf → Exocet anti-ship missile ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exocet missile family
MM40 → hasVariant → Exocet anti-ship missile ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exocet MM40 Block 2
MM40 → hasVariant → Exocet anti-ship missile ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exocet MM40 Block 3
MM40 → hasVariant → Exocet anti-ship missile ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exocet MM40 Block 3c
AM39 → partOfFamily → Exocet anti-ship missile ⓘ
subject surface form: AM39 Exocet
this entity surface form: Exocet
AM39 → natoDesignation → Exocet anti-ship missile ⓘ
subject surface form: AM39 Exocet
this entity surface form: Exocet AM39
HMS Sheffield (D80) → hitBy → Exocet anti-ship missile ⓘ
this entity surface form: AM39 Exocet missile
Suffren-class nuclear attack submarines → armament → Exocet anti-ship missile ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exocet SM39 anti-ship missiles