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Qatari Emiri Navy selects MBDA's MM40 Blk III antiship missile

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World Navy Force News - Qatar/MBDA
 
 
 
Qatari Emiri Navy selects MBDA's MM40 Blk III antiship missile
 
The Qatari Emiri Navy will procure a batch of Exocet MM40 Block 3 missiles to equip its fleet of four Vita class Patrol Boats, US missile developer MBDA has said.
     
The Qatari Emiri Navy will procure a batch of Exocet MM40 Block 3 missiles to equip its fleet of four Vita class Patrol Boats, missile developer MBDA has said.
Exocet MM40 Block III model shown during Euronaval 2010
     
The new Exocet MM40 Block 3 is a latest generation of naval superiority missile. Its turbojet propulsion provides a significantly extended range and due to its GPS navigation it is able to strike a target designated by its geographical coordinates, while remaining compatible with existing MM40 launchers, MBDA said.
     
Vita class Patrol Boat
Qatari Emiri Navy Vita class Patrol Boat (source: Internet)
     

The EXOCET family has an OTH (Over The Horizon) firing capability and a range of other operational benefits including, low radar signature, late seeker activation, sea-skimming at very low altitude, enhanced target selection and ECCM (Electronic counter-countermeasures), high penetration capability against modern naval air defences.

MM40 Block3 has been ordered by the French Navy and will equip its variant of the Franco-Italian FREMM frigate. The French navy has carried out an operational firing of an Exocet MM40 Block3 from its Horizon class Chevalier Paul frigate