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AM-39 Exocet facts for kids

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Super Étendard with Exocet launching from Foch (R99) 1983
AM-39 Exocet on a Dassault Super-Étendard of the French Navy.

The AM-39 Exocet is an anti-ship missile. It is designed and built in France by Aérospatiale. It can be used from a fighter aircraft, a warship or a submarine. It was used by Argentina against the Royal Navy's HMS Sheffield.

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    Exocet missile launch

  • Exocet impact

    Exocet impact

  • Exocet AM39 P1220892

    AM39 under a Dassault Rafale

  • USS Stark

    Stark listing after being hit

  • Exocet operators

    Map with Exocet operators in blue and former operators in red

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