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What is exocet?

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A French Anti-ship missile. Unlike anti-ship missiles from other countries, like the US Navy Harpoon, the French Exocet has actually proved itself in combat (HMS Sheffield in Falklands War 1982, and USS Stark in Iran-Iraq War 1987).

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