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Ships Ahoy! The Harpoon Missile Family

Posted by Matt in April 2nd, 2007 | no comment 
Published in Military, Missiles, U.S., , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The sub-sonic, wave-skimming *GM-84 Harpoon is the US Navy’s sole anti-shipping missile, with the minor exception of small AGM-119B Penguin missiles and anti-tank Hellfires carried on some H-60 helicopters. The Harpoon has accordingly been adapted into several variants, and exported to a wide variety of world navies. Its best known competitor is the French/MBDA *M39/40 [...]

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Antidote for High Speed Anti-Ship Missiles

Posted by Matt in March 30th, 2007 | no comment 
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March 30, 2007: A year ago, the U.S. Navy began production of 39 high-speed anti-ship missile simulators. The GQM-163A Coyote SSST (Supersonic Sea-Skimming Target) is a 31 foot long missile with a combination solid fuel rocket, and ramjet propulsion. It has a range of 110 kilometers and, because of the ramjet, a top speed of [...]

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