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Exocet
IOC: 1975
Total Production: 4,000
AM39 Exocet
IOC: 1979
Also Known As
AM39 Block 2 (improved version introduced in 2007)
Origin
France
Contractor/s
MBDA
Applications
AS 532SC Cougar
Atlantic
ATR 72 ASW
EC725
Mirage 2000-5
Mirage 2000D
Mirage F1
Rafale B
Rafale C
Rafale M
Super Etendard
Family Members
MM38 Exocet
MM40 Block 3 Exocet
MM40 Exocet
MM40BC Exocet
SM39 Exocet
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Description:
The combat-proven Exocet is a sea-skimming, subsonic, fire-and-forget, anti-ship missile. It entered service in 1975 with the French Navy. The guidance system consists of an inertial navigation system and an active radar seeker for the terminal phase. Exocet features a 165 kg shaped charge warhead.
It is one of the most popular anti-ship missiles in the western hemisphere. More than 3,300 Exocet missiles have been produced for 33 countries.
The AM39 Exocet missile can be launched from a wide range of aircraft such as marine patrol aircraft, fighters and helicopters. The AM39 released from high altitude has a maximum range of 70 kilometers increasing launching aircraft survivability. The AM39 was upgraded under the Block 2 program through the addition of updated digital seeker and INS as well as other electronic improvements.
The AM39 missile has been integrated on France's Super Etendard, Atlantic and Cougar. 14 aircraft types around the world are AM39 missile capable.
Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 350 mm, Length 4.7 m, Width 1.1 m
Weights: Max Weight 670 kg (1,477 lb), Warhead 165 kg (364 lb)
Performance: Max Range 70,000 m (229,659 ft), Min Range 50,000 m (164,042 ft), Top Speed 309 mps (Mach 0.93)
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Notes
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IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)
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