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Exocet [ˈɛksəʊsɛt] n
(Military)™ a tactical missile with a high-explosive warhead, which is guided by computer and radar, travels at a very low altitude at high subsonic speed, and has a range of up to 70 km. It may be launched from a ship, aircraft, or submarine [from French, from New Latin Exocoetus volitans flying fish] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Following negotiations between executives from British, Italian and French missile companies and their respective governments, MBDA was established in 1999, producing guided weapons for land-based, naval and airborne requirements such as the Meteor and ASRAAM air-to-air missiles and the Exocet anti-ship missile. Anti-ship Missiles: This category includes all missiles in this class such as the Harpoon, Silkworm, Styx and Exocet. embargo, Chile bought refurbished Exocet missiles from MBDA, a French-English-Italian defense consortium, and secondhand battle tanks from France's state-owned Giat Industries, as well as from RDM of the Netherlands. |
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