Exocet

Exocet
AM39 under a Dassault Rafale
TypeAnti-ship missile
Place of originFrance
Service history
In service1975–present
Used bySee operators
WarsIran–Iraq War
Falklands War
Production history
Designer1967–1970: Nord Aviation
1970–1974: Aérospatiale
Designed1967
Manufacturer1979–1999: Aérospatiale
1999–2001: Aérospatiale-Matra
2001–present: MBDA France
Produced1974
Specifications
Mass780 kg (1,720 lb)
Length6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Diameter34.8 cm (1 ft 1.7 in)
Wingspan1.35 m (4 ft 5 in)
Warhead165 kg (364 lb)
EngineSolid propellant engine
Turbojet (MM40 Block 3 version)
Operational
range
  • MM38 surface-launched: around 40 km (25 mi; 22 nmi)
  • AM39 air-launched: maximum range around 70 km (43 mi; 38 nmi)
  • SM39 submarine-launched: 50 km (31 mi; 27 nmi)
  • MM40 Block 3 surface-launched, Exocet Mobile Coastal: "200 km (120 mi; 110 nmi) class"
Flight altitudeSea-skimming
Maximum speed Mach 0.93
1,148 km/h (713 mph; 620 kn)
Guidance
system
Inertial guidance, active radar homing, and GPS guidance
Launch
platform
multi-platform:
  • MM38 surface-launched
  • AM39 air-launched
  • SM39 submarine-launched
  • MM40 surface-launched

The Exocet (French pronunciation: [ɛɡzɔsɛt]) is a French-built anti-ship missile whose various versions can be launched from surface vessels, submarines, helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.

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