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The Exocet is a range of French anti-ship missiles. They typically have a range of 70 km and a flight speed of mach 0.8. Exocet missiles can be launched by aircraft or ships. The missiles are guided, and fly less than three metres above the sea level.
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The Exocet AM39 is a French air launched anti-ship missile by Aerospatiale. The missile is equipped with a steel cased Tristan solid propellant rocket motor and a Narval booster motor. The missile approaches the target at speeds over Mach 0.9 and the range is 50 to 70 kilometres. The Exocet's 165 kg high explosive shaped charge warhead is armed with a delayed impact and a proximity fuse.
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The Exocet MM38 is a French ship-launched inertial cruise, anti-ship, active radar homing missile with a range of 42 km and a flight speed of 0.9 Mach. It carries a 165 kg warhead.
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The Exocet MM40 is the ship-launched long-range version of the Exocet family of anti-ship missiles, with the same general characteristics and the same reliability. The MM40 possesses a great enemy defence penetration capability and the fact that several missiles can be fired in a salvo while others are kept in reserve (thanks to the small-diameter cylindrical launcher-container). The Exocet MM40 has an over-the-horizon capability, used if necessary, in conjunction with a discreet target indicating airborne relay, usually a helicopter with the system retaining its 'fire and forget' characteristics throughout. The Exocet MM40 is powered by two solid-propellant rockets (booster and sustainer) and steered by aerodynamic control surfaces, and flies just above sea level to a range of over 70 km.
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The Exocet SM39 is a French submarine launched anti-ship missile by Aerospatiale. The missile is equipped with a steel cased Tristan solid propellant rocket motor and a Narval booster motor. The target range and bearing data is downloaded from the submarine's tactical data system and weapon control system into the Exocet's computer. The SM39 in a launch capsule is launched from the submarine's torpedo tubes and the launch capsule is propelled away from the submarine and clear of the surface of the sea by a solid propellant motor. The missile separates from the capsule and the boost motor is ignited. The missile approaches the target area in sea skimming mode using inertial navigation and then active radar homing. The missile approaches the target at speeds over Mach 0.9 and the range is 50 kilometres. The Exocet's 165 kg high explosive shaped charge warhead is armed with a delayed impact and a proximity fuse.
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The Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) is a joint American and German all-weather, ship self-defence system designed to combat anti-ship missiles. It provides a lightweight, quick reaction, high firepower and low cost ship-defence capability.
The RAM Block 0 missile uses a wide field of view, radio frequency midcourse and a narrow field of view, infrared terminal guidance. Immediately after launch the RF seeker detects the target, guides the missile and points the IR seeker in the target' s direction, initiating the RF midcourse guidance. With the use of accurate IR terminal guidance, provided by the highly precise IR seeker and proportional navigation, the missile achieves a direct hit or an approach in the direct vicinity of the target. The wide RF field of view provides RAM with a 'shoot around the corner' capability for targets in the shadow of the ship's superstructure. Since RAM uses a passive guidance mode, it does not need any additional shipboard support after launch.
The ship sensors provide target data via the External Designation System (EDS) to the RAM GMWS. After target designation from the EDS, the launcher is directed to the firing position and the missiles are prepared and fired against the incoming targets with the priority provided by the EDS. Since its initial operational capability in 1993, RAM Block 0 has had successful intercepts in 113 of 117 production proofing and ship qualification test flights in both the United States and German Navies. The proliferation of passive ASCMs lead to the necessity to upgrade the RAM system.
The RAM Block I Infrared Mode Upgrade (IRMU) gives RAM the capability to engage RF-passive ASCMs by means of a jointly developed IR seeker and IR image acquisition technique. Block I development testing was successfully initiated aboard the USS Gunston Hall with two successful firings each of Block I and Block 0 missiles. Block I development testing continued aboard the unmanned, remotely controlled Self-Defence Test Ship (SDTS). The RAM Block I missile successfully intercepted an Exocet MM38, supersonic VANDAL and other Navy targets.
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The Airtech CN.235 is a Spanish-Indonesian short-range medium utility transport plane developed between 1980 and 1983 as a Joint venture between CASA of Spain and IPTN of Indonesia. The Airtech CN.235 is powered by two General Electric CT7-9C turboprops providing a top speed of 445 kmh and a range of 1500 km fully laden. The Airtech CN.235 can carry a payload of 6600 kg, including 48 troops or 24 litters and attendants. A maritime patrol variation is armed with two AM 39 Exocet anti-ship missiles.
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The Atlantique ATL3 is a French maritime patrol aircraft based on the Dassault Atlantic. The primary mission of the Atlantique is anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, either autonomously or in co-operation with other forces. Secondary roles include search and rescue, mine laying and mine detection, long range maritime surveillance, environmental and economic surveillance, counter-narcotics and counter-illegal immigration operations. The Atlantique carries two pilots and a tactical crew of eight. The Atlantique ATL3 has four under-wing hard points with a total capacity of 3,500 kg for carrying missiles such as Harpoon, Maverick, HARM, Magic, AIM-9 Sidewinder and MICA. In addition, a large weapon bay with capacity to carry a maximum internal payload of 5,500 kg can carry a wide range of ordnance and equipment to support deployment for out of area operations. Various combinations of payloads can be loaded in the weapons bay with a choice of up to eight NATO torpedoes, two Exocet AM39 air-to-surface missiles, four Harpoon AGM-84D air-to-surface missiles, six mines either 250 kg or 500 kg, eight anti-submarine warfare depth charges, 12 search and rescue (SAR) containers, 200 sonobuoys and 70 markers.
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The Dassault Gardian is a French medium-range maritime patrol warplane with anti-ship capability based upon the Falcon 20 aircraft. The Dassault Gardian is powered by two Garrett ATF3-6A-3C turbofans providing a top speed of 870 kmh and a range of 4490 km. The Dassault Gardian carries a flight crew of two and a mission crew of three in the cabin. Armaments consist of up to 1640 kg of disposable stores carried on four under-wing hard points, and typically comprise Am39 Exocet anti-ship missiles, BLG66 Belouga cluster bombs or pods fitted with a 30 mm DEFA cannon.
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The Exocet AM39 is a French air launched anti-ship missile by Aerospatiale. The missile is equipped with a steel cased Tristan solid propellant rocket motor and a Narval booster motor. The missile approaches the target at speeds over Mach 0.9 and the range is 50 to 70 kilometres. The Exocet's 165 kg high explosive shaped charge warhead is armed with a delayed impact and a proximity fuse.
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