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SM39 Exocet

IOC: 1983
Origin: France

Contractor/s: MBDA

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 SM39 is the submarine torpedo tube launched version of the Exocet missile. The target information is downloaded to the Exocet missile before launching. The missile is housed in an underwater vehicle. Once the SM39 reaches the surface is ejected from the underwater vehicle and starts the Exocet's usual flight.

The improvements of the Block 2 program were also provided to the SM39 missile.

The Indian Ministry of Defense and MBDA signed an agreement on 6 October 2005 in New Delhi for the purchase of 36 Exocet SM-39 torpedo-launched anti-ship missiles to arm the Indian Navy's submarines. Six Scorpene submarines purchased by the Indian Navy from France and outfitted with French-made equipment were slated to be armed with this weapon system under the terms of the agreement.

Parent system is the Exocet
IOC: 1975
Total Production: 4,045
Other Family Members: AM39 Exocet, MM38 Exocet, MM40 Block 3 Exocet, MM40 Exocet and MM40BC Exocet

Transactions: There are 25 transactions involving 378 items for Exocet from 1992 to 2008 and 3 transactions involving 64 items for the SM39 Exocet view report

Applications:

Ballistic Submarines
Conventional Attack Submarines
Nuclear Attack Submarines

Le Triomphant

Agosta, Agosta 90B, Scorpene Basic, Scorpene Basic-AIP and Scorpene Compact

Amethyste and Suffren

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:: Specifications ::

Dimensions
Diameter: 350 millimeter
Length: 4.69 meter
Wingspan: 1.13 meter

Performance
Max Range: 50,000 meter (27.0 nautical mile)

Speed
Top Speed: 309 mps (1,113 kph)

Weight
Warhead: 165 kilogram
Weight: 655 kilogram

:: News ::

There is 1 news on
6 Oct 2005

Indian Scorpene Submarines to Receive Exocet Missiles

:: Operators ::

Operators
	Country	Items	Country	Items
	France	?	India	36
	Malaysia	9	Pakistan	?

fully confirmed operational planned retired cancelled destroyed

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7 Dec 2006

:: Notes & Resources ::

Last Updated:
Thursday, March 8, 2012

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IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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