Anti-ship missile

RGM-84 Harpoon firing from USS Leahy in 1983
Xi'an H-6 Strategic bomber armed with YJ-12 supersonic anti-ship cruise missile
The MBDA Exocet anti-ship missile under a Dassault Rafale multirole fighter
Polish Navy's land based Naval Strike Missile coastal defense system launcher and TRS-15M Odra 3D radar in the background

An anti-ship missile (AShM[1] or ASM)[2] is a guided missile that is designed for use against ships and large boats. Most anti-ship missiles are of the sea-skimming variety, and many use a combination of inertial guidance and active radar homing. A large number of other anti-ship missiles use infrared homing to follow the heat that is emitted by a ship; it is also possible for anti-ship missiles to be guided by radio command all the way.

Many anti-ship missiles can be launched from a variety of weapons systems including surface warships (also referred to as ship-to-ship missiles), submarines, bombers, fighter planes, patrol planes, helicopters, shore batteries, land vehicles, and, conceivably, even infantrymen firing shoulder-launched missiles. The term surface-to-surface missile (SSM) is used when appropriate. The longer-range anti-ship missiles are often called anti-ship cruise missiles. Several countries are also developed Anti-ship ballistic missiles.

  1. ^ Ronald O'Rourke (10 November 2022). "China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress". Congressional Research Service. p. 14. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 2024-04-30. ...a supersonic Anti-Ship Missile (AShM)
  2. ^ Peter Ong (27 August 2021). "Will The U.S. Navy Replace The Destroyers' Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles With Naval Strike Missiles?". Naval News. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 2024-04-30. ...the aging Harpoon Anti-Ship missiles (ASM)

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