variants
or antiship
: designed to destroy ships
anti-ship missiles
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Based on official footage released previously, the Luohe is equipped with 40 missile launchers for air defense and anti-ship missions, in addition to a main gun.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Initially intended as an anti-ship missile with a 170-mile range, the Neptune system has been converted into a strike missile with an extended range.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The Russian corvettes are armed with air defense and anti-ship missiles.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
The destroyer shot down three anti-ship ballistic missiles, three anti-ship cruise missiles, and seven unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea, McLane revealed during the Surface Navy Association conference last Tuesday, according to specialist outlet The War Zone.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Initially intended as an anti-ship missile with a 170-mile range, the Neptune system has been converted into a strike missile with an extended range.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The Russian corvettes are armed with air defense and anti-ship missiles.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
The destroyer shot down three anti-ship ballistic missiles, three anti-ship cruise missiles, and seven unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea, McLane revealed during the Surface Navy Association conference last Tuesday, according to specialist outlet The War Zone.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Anti-ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-ship. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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