variants
or antiship
: designed to destroy ships
anti-ship missiles
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Japan detected Russian and Chinese navies operating near its territory in recent days, as the country conducted a war game with the United States featuring anti-ship weapons.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The Norwegian Sea test marks the Air Force’s latest effort to integrate anti-ship weaponry onto its aircraft to counter rising adversarial naval challenges.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
During the parade, the Chinese military showed off its most advanced hardware, including stealth jets, tanks, anti-ship missiles, hypersonic missiles and drones.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
An array of powerful weaponry The new warships, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, will have 32 Mk 41 vertical launch cells, capable of firing surface-to-air missiles and anti-ship missiles, the Defense Ministry said.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The Norwegian Sea test marks the Air Force’s latest effort to integrate anti-ship weaponry onto its aircraft to counter rising adversarial naval challenges.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
During the parade, the Chinese military showed off its most advanced hardware, including stealth jets, tanks, anti-ship missiles, hypersonic missiles and drones.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
An array of powerful weaponry The new warships, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, will have 32 Mk 41 vertical launch cells, capable of firing surface-to-air missiles and anti-ship missiles, the Defense Ministry said.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Anti-ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-ship. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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