Flying fish with a deadly bite: naval forces await third-generation Exocet

摘要

There are occasions where an event in military history becomes inextricably linked to the impact of a specific weapon or equipment. For example, public recognition of the Exocet anti-ship missile will forever be associated with the events that took place in the South Atlantic on 4 May 1982. On that day, two AM39 Exocet missiles were launched from Argentine Navy Super Etendard strike aircraft against ships from the UK Royal Navy (RN) task force deployed to retake the Falkland (Malvi-nas) Islands.