Table of Contents
13 relations: Aérospatiale, Anti-ship missile, Command guidance, Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin, Eurocopter AS565 Panther, French Navy, Gulf War, Kuwait Naval Force, Saudi Arabia, Sea skimming, Solid-propellant rocket, SS.12/AS.12, Thomson-CSF.
- Cold War anti-ship missiles of France
Aérospatiale
Aérospatiale was a major French state-owned aerospace corporation that developed and manufactured both civilian and military aircraft as well as rockets, missiles and satellites.
Anti-ship missile
An anti-ship missile (AShM or ASM) is a guided missile that is designed for use against ships and large boats.
See AS.15TT and Anti-ship missile
Command guidance
Command guidance is a type of missile guidance in which a ground station or aircraft relay signals to a guided missile via radio control or through a wire connecting the missile to the launcher and tell the missile where to steer to intercept its target.
See AS.15TT and Command guidance
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin
The Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) AS365 Dauphin (Dolphin), also formerly known as the Aérospatiale SA 365 Dauphin 2, is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters.
See AS.15TT and Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin
Eurocopter AS565 Panther
The Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) AS565 Panther is the military version of the Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin medium-weight multi-purpose twin-engine helicopter.
See AS.15TT and Eurocopter AS565 Panther
French Navy
The French Navy (lit), informally La Royale, is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the four military service branches of France.
Gulf War
The Gulf War was an armed conflict between Iraq and a 42-country coalition led by the United States.
Kuwait Naval Force
The Kuwait Naval Force (Arabic: القوة البحرية الكويتية romanized: Al-Quwwat Al-Bahriyah Al-Kuwaitiyah), is the sea-based component of the Kuwait Armed Forces.
See AS.15TT and Kuwait Naval Force
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia and the Middle East.
Sea skimming
Sea skimming is a technique many anti-ship missiles and some fighter or strike aircraft use to avoid radar, infrared detection, and to lower probability of being shot down during their approach to the target.
Solid-propellant rocket
A solid-propellant rocket or solid rocket is a rocket with a rocket engine that uses solid propellants (fuel/oxidizer).
See AS.15TT and Solid-propellant rocket
SS.12/AS.12
The SS.12 and AS.12 are two variants of the same missile: SS for surface-to-surface and AS for air-to-surface.
Thomson-CSF
Thomson-CSF was a French company that specialized in the development and manufacture of electronics with a heavy focus upon the aerospace and defence sectors of the market.
See also
Cold War anti-ship missiles of France
- AS.15TT
- Exocet
References
Also known as AS 15 TT.