Editing Exocet (section)

{{Short description|French anti-ship missile}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox weapon
|is_missile      = yes
|name            = Exocet
|image           = File:Exocet AM39 P1220892.jpg
|image_size      = 300
|caption         = AM39 under a [[Dassault Rafale]]
|origin          = France
|type            = [[Anti-ship missile]]
|used_by         = [[#Operators|See ''operators'']]
|wars            = [[Iran–Iraq War]] <br/> [[Falklands War]]
|designer        = 1967–1970: [[Nord Aviation]]<br/>1970–1974: [[Aérospatiale]]
|manufacturer    = 1979–1999: [[Aérospatiale]]<br/>1999–2001: [[Aérospatiale-Matra]]<br/>2001–present: [[MBDA|MBDA France]]
|unit_cost       = 
|propellant      = 
|design_date     = 1967
|production_date = 1974
|service         = 1975<ref name="missilethreat.csis.org">{{Cite web|url=https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/exocet/|title = Exocet |date=2 August 2021 |work= Missile Threat |publisher= Center for Strategic and International Studies  }}</ref>–present
|engine          = [[Solid propellant]] engine<br/>Turbojet (MM40 Block 3 version)
|engine_power    = 
|weight          = {{convert|780|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
|length          = {{convert|6|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|height          = 
|diameter        = {{convert|34.8|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|wingspan        = {{convert|1.35|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|speed           = [[Mach number|Mach]] 0.93<br />{{convert|1148|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}}
|vehicle_range   = *MM38 surface-launched: around {{convert|40|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}}
* AM39 air-launched: maximum range around {{convert|70|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}}<ref>maximum range depends on the altitude and speed of the aircraft</ref><ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mbda-systems.com/product/exocet-am-39/|title = Exocet AM39 |publisher=MBDA Systems}}</ref>
* SM39 submarine-launched: {{convert|50|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}}<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mbda-systems.com/product/exocet-sm-39/|title = Exocet SM39 |publisher=MBDA Systems}}</ref>
* MM40 Block 3 surface-launched, Exocet Mobile Coastal: "{{convert|200|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} class"<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mbda-systems.com/product/exocet-mm40-block3/|title = Exocet MM40 Block 3 |publisher=MBDA Systems}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mbda-systems.com/product/exocet-mobile-coastal-defence-system/|title = Exocet Mobile Coastal &#124; Maritime Superiority |publisher=MBDA Systems}}</ref>
|ceiling         = 
|altitude        = [[Sea-skimming]]
|filling         = {{convert|165|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
|guidance        = [[Inertial guidance]], [[active radar homing]], and [[GPS]] guidance
|detonation      = 
|launch_platform = multi-platform:
* MM38 surface-launched
* AM39 air-launched
* SM39 submarine-launched
* MM40 surface-launched
}}

The '''Exocet''' ({{IPA|fr|ɛɡzɔsɛt}}) is a French-built [[anti-ship missile]] whose various versions can be launched from [[Warship|surface vessels]], [[Submarine|submarines]], [[Helicopter|helicopters]] and [[fixed-wing aircraft]].