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MBDA AM.39 Exocet
MBDA · Anti-Ship · France · Cold War (1970–1991)
The Exocet is a French-built anti-ship cruise missile whose various versions can be launched from surface vessels, submarines, helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.
Specifications
- Category
- Missiles
- Sub-Category
- Anti-Ship
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Country
- France
- Manufacturer
- MBDA
- Operator
- France/export
- Primary Role
- Anti-Ship
- Status
- In Service
- Service Entry
- 1979
- Produced
- 2000
- Unit Cost (2026$)
- $2.0M
- Propulsion
- Turbojet
- Engine
- Microturbo TRI 60 turbojet + solid booster
- Thrust / Power
- 700 lbf
- Launch
- Air-launched
- Length (ft)
- 15.1
- Wingspan (ft)
- 3.6
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 700
- MTOW (lb)
- 1433
- Payload (lb)
- 364
- Endurance (hr)
- 0.06
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 300
- Range (mi)
- 44
- Max Speed (mph)
- 713
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 0.93
- Armament
- Blast-fragmentation