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AIR-BREATHING MISSILE [2 records]

Record 1 2000-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
Key term(s)
  • air breathing missile

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
OBS

Reproduit du lexique «Disarmament and Peace Keeping/Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
  • Advanced Technology Weapons
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

An air-breathing antiship missile, the Sea Eagle is claimed by British Aerospace to give a significant advance over the earlier Exocet in terms of range, target discrimination and terminal lethality.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)
  • Armes de haute technicité
  • Missiles et roquettes
CONT

Selon British Aerospace, le missile antinavire à propulsion aérobie (un turboréacteur Microturbo TRI-60) Sea Eagle serait sensiblement supérieur à l'Exocet en termes de portée, de discrimination de l'objectif et de létalité.

Spanish

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