Exocet [SEP] manufacturer
literally "lying down outside (, ), sleeping outside".
Description.
The Exocet is built by MBDA, a European missile company. Development began in 1967 by Nord as a ship-launched weapon named the MM 38. A few years later Aerospatiale and Nord merged. The basic body design was based on the Nord AS30 air-to-ground tactical missile. The air-launched Exocet was developed in 1974 and entered service with the French Navy five years later.
The relatively compact missile is designed
, met at the site where sank and lay wreaths in remembrance of those who died in service for their country
Notable deployments.
- A deployment to Brazil and Ghana from Aug to Sep 2007
- Operation Boniso 2004
- Operational Sea Training Phase training with the German Navy
- Exercising with the off Cape Point
- Conducted Exocet MM 40 missile firings with in 2007
- Exercise Red Lion
- Exercised with off Cape Town
- On 5 September 2008 "Mendi" led seven of the South African