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World
Navy Force News - Qatar/MBDA |
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Emiri Navy selects MBDA's MM40 Blk III antiship missile |
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The Qatari
Emiri Navy will procure a batch of Exocet MM40 Block 3 missiles to equip
its fleet of four Vita class Patrol Boats, US missile developer MBDA
has said.
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Exocet MM40
Block III model shown during Euronaval 2010
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The new Exocet MM40 Block 3
is a latest generation of naval superiority missile. Its turbojet propulsion
provides a significantly extended range and due to its GPS navigation
it is able to strike a target designated by its geographical coordinates,
while remaining compatible with existing MM40 launchers, MBDA said. |
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Qatari Emiri
Navy Vita class Patrol Boat (source: Internet)
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The EXOCET family
has an OTH (Over The Horizon) firing capability and a range of other
operational benefits including, low radar signature, late seeker activation,
sea-skimming at very low altitude, enhanced target selection and ECCM
(Electronic counter-countermeasures), high penetration capability
against modern naval air defences.
MM40 Block3
has been ordered by the French Navy and will equip its variant of
the Franco-Italian FREMM frigate. The French navy has carried out
an operational firing of an Exocet MM40 Block3 from its Horizon class
Chevalier Paul frigate
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