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Anti-Ship Missile
An anti-ship missile is a guided weapon designed specifically to attack and destroy ships and other large vessels at sea. They can be launched from a variety of platforms, including other ships, submarines, aircraft, and land-based batteries.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
An anti-ship missile (AShM) is a guided weapon system used in naval warfare to target and neutralize surface combatants and maritime vessels. These missiles often feature sea-skimming flight trajectories to evade radar detection and employ advanced seekers, such as active radar homing or infrared guidance, to achieve high terminal accuracy against moving targets defended by countermeasures.
BACKGROUND
The AGM-158C LRASM is a stealth air launch anti-ship cruise missile developed for the United States Air Force and United States Navy by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Derived from the AGM-158B JASSM-ER, the LRASM was intended to pioneer more sophisticated autonomous targeting capabilities than the U.S. Navy's current Harpoon anti-ship missile, which has been in service since 1977.
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- AShM
- ship-killer missile
- naval strike missile
- anti-surface warfare missile
- ASuW missile
- sea-skimming missile
USAGE NOTE
The term is used to distinguish these weapons from land-attack cruise missiles, although some modern systems have dual-role capabilities.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Anti-Ship Missile.
A major US defense contractor developing multiple anti-ship systems, including the Naval Strike Missile (in partnership with Kongsberg), the Tomahawk Maritime Strike missile, and the SM-6, which has an anti-ship capability.
A Norwegian company that is the primary developer of the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) and the air-launched Joint Strike Missile (JSM), both advanced anti-ship cruise missiles.
A leading American aerospace and defense company that developed the AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM), a stealthy, precision-guided missile designed to operate in contested environments.
A European multinational developer of missiles and missile systems. Their portfolio includes the famous Exocet family of missiles, as well as the Sea Venom/ANL and Marte anti-ship missiles.
An American multinational corporation that manufactures the Harpoon anti-ship missile, one of the most widely used anti-ship systems in the world, and continues to produce advanced variants like the Block II+.
A Swedish aerospace and defense company that develops the RBS15 (Robotsystem 15) family of long-range, sea-skimming anti-ship missiles for air, sea, and land-based platforms.
A joint venture between India's DRDO and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyeniya that produces the BrahMos, a supersonic cruise missile that is one of the fastest in the world and can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft, or land.
A key Japanese defense contractor that develops and produces a range of indigenous anti-ship missiles for the Japan Self-Defense Forces, including the Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile and the ASM-3 supersonic air-launched missile.