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Monday, May 25, 2015

Exocet Missile



The Exocet is built by MBDA, a European missile company. Development began in 1967 by Nord as a ship-launched missile named MM 38. A few years later Aerospatiale and Nord merged. The basic missile body design was based on the Nord AS30 air to ground tactical missile.


Type: Anti-ship missile, Land attack missile

Designer: AĆ©rospatiale-Matra/ MBDA

Deoployed: India, Pakistan

Range: 180 kilometres

Engine: solid propellant engine, turbojet (MM40 Block 3 version)

Platform: Scorpene Submarine, Mirage 2000, Rafale, Agosta 90B, 

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