In case of an escalation in tensions between Pakistan and India in the Arabian Sea, Pakistan could use one of its four Exocet missiles to annihilate INS Vikramaditya, India’s only aircraft carrier.
Developed in France in the 1960s, the Exocet missile is a short-range anti-ship cruise missile capable of being fired from air, land, and sea. Not only is it difficult to detect an Exocet missile but it is nearly impossible to intercept and defend against it.
Once fired, the Exocet missile travels closer to the surface of the water to avoid detection on enemy radar. Its payload capacity is a single warhead of 165 kg HE fragmentation or semi-armor piercing and can hit a target up to 40 to 70 km.
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These are the 4 Exocet missiles that make Pakistan Navy a formidable force.
MM38
Although the production of the original Exocet missile was discontinued in 2002, Pakistan still has MM38 missiles in its arsenal to thwart any possible advancements. It has a range of 40 km and could only be launched from ship.
SM39
Operational to this day, the Pakistan navy launched SM39 in the Arabian Sea for the first time in 2001. SM39 is the only submarine-launched missile of the Exocet family. It can easily be fired up to 50 km from Pakistan’s Agosta-class submarines.
SM39 is launched from torpedo tubes in a watertight container and ejects into the air after coming in contact with the surface, making it ideal weaponry for submarines with insufficient height to fire missiles vertically.
AM39
AM39 can be fired up to 70 km. It is an air-launched missile which gives an anti-ship capability to any aircraft and helicopter at sea. Additional navigational improvements and evasive maneuvering capabilities of AM39 decrease the effectiveness of the enemy’s anti-missile systems.
MM40
MM40 has a minimum range of 70 km as well. It is a ship-launched missile that can skim just 6 feet above the water surface, enabling it to avoid opposition’s radar. Pakistan Navy has successfully increased the effective range of MM40 by increasing its length and propellant capacity.
Bhai sahab bohat he fazol article ha, or lack of information bhi, pahle to apne info theak karo aj ke dor ma more then Mach 8 Ke speed ke missiles exist karte han or jo list apne de ha koi bhi 1Mach se ouper ke speed nahe rakhta, means ke ye bohat aram se stoppable ha itne kaam speed se. Although i have huge respect for our Army, Navy, PAF, but either you did not have proper info of there missile and if they have these one then they must need to update them.
Exactly! we must be realistic.
To stop a missile first you have to see it on radar which Exocet dont because of it’s sea skimming characteristics. So before commenting always go for technical information first.
Dude i know it must shown on radar, but what you think those countries who make more powerful missile with same characteristics they did not have good radars, come on be practical, USA, Russia, France etc these countries have best radar and more powerful missiles, so if these countries built missiles they also built there other part how to stop them as well. If these are that powerful why they built new one, face the reality.
What you think USA built 7b dollar aircraft carries and install old radar or radar that did not detect and stop the .9,.8 mach speed of missiles, and what you also thing that in whole see aircraft carrier just stand alone, aircraft carrier always move with whole pack of warship, destroyer, frigate, submarine, and much more, and even Pakistan did not have some of them yet.
In this era competition where we already have much more capable missiles like Harpoon and C80x series which can precisely hit 200 Km to 500 KM away from the target, discussing the subject above is useless.
From pakistani missile to Developed in France
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FCUK Everyone
This article was first published in The National Interest which is a military magazine so before bashing everyone and giving your philosphy to us please refer to that article.