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Exocet

IOC: 1975
Total Production: 4,000

SM39 Exocet

IOC: 1983

Origin
France

Contractor/s
MBDA

Applications
Agosta
Agosta 90B
Amethyste
Le Triomphant
Scorpene Basic
Scorpene Basic-AIP
Scorpene Compact

Family Members
AM39 Exocet
MM38 Exocet
MM40 Block 3 Exocet
MM40 Exocet
MM40BC Exocet

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.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 350 mm, Length 4.7 m, Width 1.1 m

Weights: Max Weight 655 kg (1,444 lb), Warhead 165 kg (364 lb)

Performance: Max Range 50,000 m (164,042 ft), Top Speed 309 mps (Mach 0.93)

SM39 Exocet - Contracts, Orders & Sales

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SM39 Exocet to arm 6 Scorpene subs
Items: 36

SM39? Exocet; items: 19; transferred from France to Pakistan between 1999 and 2001
Items: 19

Delivery	Items
2001	2
2000	8
1999	9

News
Indian Scorpene Submarines to Receive Exocet Missiles

Operators

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France

India / 36

Pakistan

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
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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