variants
or antiship
: designed to destroy ships
anti-ship missiles
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In this still image taken from video provided by the Royal Canadian Navy on July 22, 2025, the Canadian frigate HMCS Ville de Québec fires a Harpoon anti-ship missile during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 in waters off northern Australia.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
The Yemeni National Resistance Forces seized more than 750 tons of munitions and hardware, including hundreds of advanced cruise, anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles, warheads and seekers, CENTCOM said.
—July 16, CBS News, 16 July 2025
The father and son are suspected of spying on Ukraine's Neptune anti-ship missile program.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
South Korean Navy Similar to Japan's Mogami-class frigates, South Korea's FFX Batch-III frigates are armed with missiles and a gun to undertake a wide range of missions—including anti-ship, land-attack and anti-submarine warfare as well as defense against incoming anti-ship missiles.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
The Yemeni National Resistance Forces seized more than 750 tons of munitions and hardware, including hundreds of advanced cruise, anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles, warheads and seekers, CENTCOM said.
—July 16, CBS News, 16 July 2025
The father and son are suspected of spying on Ukraine's Neptune anti-ship missile program.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
South Korean Navy Similar to Japan's Mogami-class frigates, South Korea's FFX Batch-III frigates are armed with missiles and a gun to undertake a wide range of missions—including anti-ship, land-attack and anti-submarine warfare as well as defense against incoming anti-ship missiles.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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“Anti-ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-ship. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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