The list of naval weapon systems aims to provide reference about weapons mounted on

surface combatant Surface combatants (or surface ships or surface vessels) are a subset of naval warships which are designed for naval warfare, warfare on the surface of the water, with their own weapons and armed forces. They are generally ships built to fight oth ...

warship A warship or combatant ship is a naval ship that is used for naval warfare. Usually they belong to the navy branch of the armed forces of a nation, though they have also been operated by individuals, cooperatives and corporations. As well as b ...

s, and smaller craft and

submarine A submarine (often shortened to sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. (It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability.) The term "submarine" is also sometimes used historically or infor ...

s found throughout the history of

naval warfare Naval warfare is combat in and on the sea, the ocean, or any other battlespace involving a major body of water such as a large lake or wide river. The Military, armed forces branch designated for naval warfare is a navy. Naval operations can be ...

. The list is sorted alpha-numerically by system service designation (i.e. Mk 15), or issue name if designation is unknown: NB: As this is an English language list, NATO codenames are used preferentially. Glossary of abbreviations at bottom.

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* 40/60 Gun * 40/70 Gun *53-39 AntiShip Torpedo *53-51 AntiShip Torpedo *53-56 AntiShip Torpedo *53-57 AntiShip Torpedo *53-61 AntiShip Torpedo *53-65 AntiShip Torpedo *65-73 AntiShip Torpedo *65-76 AntiShip Torpedo

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Advanced Light Torpedo Shyena The Torpedo Advanced Light (TAL) Shyena (Sanskrit: श्येन, "Falcon or Hawk") is the first indigenous advanced lightweight anti-submarine torpedo of India, developed by the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL) of the Defe ...

*AK-130 130 mm Gun *AK-100 100 mm Gun *

AK–176 The AK-176 is a Soviet 76mm naval gun mounted in an enclosed turret, that may be used against sea, coastal, and aerial targets, including low flying anti-ship missiles. The system is designed to arm small displacement ships and comprises the Gu ...

76.2 mm Gun * AK-230 twin 30mm Gun * AK-630 Gun *Ak-725 57 mm Gun *Albatros SAM * AM-39 Exocet ASM *APR-2 Airborne ASW Missile *APR-3 Airborne ASW Missile *

Aspide SAM Aspide, named for the Vipera aspis, asp, is an Italian medium range air-to-air missile, air-to-air and surface-to-air missile produced by Selenia (company), Selenia and its successors, Alenia Aeronautica and MBDA that was developed in the 1970s t ...

ASROC The RUR-5 ASROC (for "Anti-Submarine Rocket") is an all-weather, all sea-conditions anti-submarine missile system. Developed by the United States Navy in the 1950s, it was deployed in the 1960s, updated in the 1990s, and eventually installed ...

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Barak 1 Barak (, ''lightning'') is an Israeli surface-to-air missile (SAM) designed to be used as a ship-borne point-defense missile system against aircraft, anti-ship missiles, and UAVs. Design The Barak SAM system is designed to replace or complement ...

point defense missile system *

Barak 8 Barak 8 (, lit. "Lightning"), also known as LR-SAM or MR-SAM and Barak MX, is an Indian-Israeli jointly developed surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, designed to defend against any type of airborne threat including aircraft, helicopters, anti-sh ...

area defense missile system * Bar’er-vk *

BGM-109 Tomahawk The BGM-109 Tomahawk () Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is an American long-range, all-weather, jet-powered, Subsonic flight, subsonic cruise missile that is primarily used by the United States Navy and Royal Navy in ship and submarine-based land-att ...

Cruise Missile *

BL 13.5 inch Mk V naval gun The British ordnance terms#BL, BL 13.5 inch Mk V gunMk V = Mark 5. Britain used Roman numerals to identify Marks (models) of ordnance until after World War II. This was the fifth model of British 13.5 inch gun was a British heavy naval gun ...

BL 14 inch Mk VII naval gun The BL 14-inch Mk VII naval gun was a breech loading (BL) gun designed for the battleships of the Royal Navy in the late 1930s. This gun armed the battleships during the Second World War. Background The choice of calibre was limited by the Sec ...

BL 15 inch Mk I naval gun The BL 15-inch Mark I succeeded the BL 13.5-inch Mk V naval gun. It was the first British gun design and the most widely used and longest lasting of any British designs, and arguably the most successful heavy gun ever developed by the Royal Na ...

* BL 16 inch Mk I naval gun * BL 18 inch / 40 naval gun *

BL 6 inch Mk VII naval gun The BL 6-inch gun Mark VII (and the related Mk VIII) was a British naval gun dating from 1899, which was mounted on a heavy travelling carriage in 1915 for British Army service to become one of the main heavy field guns in the First World War, ...

Bofors 40 mm gun Bofors 40 mm gun is a name or designation given to models of 40 mm calibre automatic anti-aircraft guns designed and developed by the Swedish company Bofors: * Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/43 - developed in the 1930s with market entry in 1934, wid ...

BrahMos The BrahMos (also designated as PJ-10)BrahMos-II BrahMos-II or BrahMos-2 or BrahMos Mark II is a hypersonic scramjet-propelled missile currently under joint development by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyenia, which have together formed Brah ...

Hypersonic cruise missile

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* Crotale SAM

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* Dealer torpedo *

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Shipborne anti-ship/land attack ballistic missile *

DRDO The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is an agency under the Department of Defence Research and Development in the Ministry of Defence of the Government of India, charged with the military's research and development, headqu ...

Naval Anti-Ship Missile Short Range (NASM-SR) *DRDO Naval Anti-Ship Missile Extended Range (NASM-ER) *DRDO Takshak torpedo

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Exocet The Exocet () is a French-built anti-ship missile whose various versions can be launched from Warship, surface vessels, Submarine, submarines, Helicopter, helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. Etymology The missile's name was given by M. Guil ...

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* F17 Torpedo

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*Gabriel SSM *

Goalkeeper CIWS The Goalkeeper CIWS is a Dutch close-in weapon system (CIWS) introduced in 1979. It is an autonomous and completely automatic weapon system for short-range defence of ships against highly maneuverable missiles, aircraft and fast-maneuvering surf ...

* Gökdeniz * Guided Weapon System 1 * Guided Weapon System 2 * Guided Weapon System 21 * Guided Weapon System 22 * Guided Weapon System 23 * Guided Weapon System 24 * Guided Weapon System 25 * Guided Weapon System 26 * Guided Weapon System 30

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* HF-1 Hsiung Feng I SSM * HF-2 Hsiung Feng II SSM * HF-3 Hsiung Feng III SSM

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* JL-2 SLBM

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* K-15 nuclear-capable short range

Submarine-launched ballistic missile A submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) is a ballistic missile capable of being launched from Ballistic missile submarine, submarines. Modern variants usually deliver multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs), each of which ...

(SLBM) * K-4 nuclear-capable intermediate-range SLBM * K-5 nuclear-capable intermediate-range SLBM * K-6 nuclear-capable intercontinental-range SLBM * K-ASROC ( Hong Sang Eo (Red Shark) rocket-based torpedo) * K731 HW White Shark torpedo * K745 LW Blue Shark torpedo

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M-4 SLBM The M4 was a French submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) deployed on the nuclear s (except the ''Redoutable'' herself, which was not refitted). They entered service on 1 May 1985. They were the first French MIRV-capable nuclear missiles, ...

M45 SLBM The M45 SLBM was a French Navy submarine-launched ballistic missile (In French terminology, the MSBS - ''Mer-Sol-Ballistique-Stratégique'' (Sea-ground-Strategic ballistic missile).) Forty-eight M45 were in commission in the ''Force océanique st ...

M51 SLBM The M51 SLBM is a French submarine-launched ballistic missile, built by ArianeGroup, and deployed with the French Navy. Designed to replace the M45 SLBM (in French terminology the MSBS – ''Mer-Sol-Balistique-Stratégique'' "Sea-ground-Strategic ...

*Manta Mine *

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* MM-38 Exocet SSM * MM-40 Exocet SSM * Modele 53 100mm Gun * Modele 64 100mm Gun * Modele 68 CADAM 100mm Gun * Modele 100 TR 100mm Gun * MU90 Impact Torpedo * Mk 1 Terrier Missile launcher USS Mississippi * Mk 4 Triple 14"/50 Gun * Mk 4 Terrier Missile launcher * Mk 5 Twin 16"/45 Gun * Mk 5 Terrier Missile launcher * Mk 6 Triple 16"/45 Gun * Mk 7 Triple 16"/50 Gun * Mk 7 Talos Missile launcher * Mk 8 Triple 12"/50 Gun * Mk 9 Terrier Missile launcher *

Mk 8 Torpedo MK or mk may refer to: In arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters * Moon Knight, a Marvel Comics superhero * M.K., an ''Into the Badlands'' (TV series) character * Mary Katherine "M.K." Bomba, the protagonist in ''Epic'' (2013 film) ...

* Mk 10 Terrier Missile launcher * Mk 11 Tartar Missile launcher * Mk 12 Talos Missile launcher *

Mk 13 Missile Launcher The Mark 13 guided missile launching system (GMLS) is a single-arm missile launcher designed for use on frigates and other military vessels. Because of its distinctive single-armed design, the Mark 13 is often referred to as the "one-armed bandit" ...

* Mk 14 torpedo * Mk 15 torpedo * Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS * Mk 16 5 inch DP (Dual Purpose) Gun * Mk 16 ASROC Launcher *

Mk 19 Grenade launcher The Mk 19 grenade launcher (pronounced Mark 19) is an American 40 mm belt-fed automatic grenade launcher that was first developed during the Vietnam War. Overview The Mk 19 is a belt-fed, blowback-operated, air-cooled, crew-ser ...

* Mk 22 3 inch Gun * Mk 22 Missile Launcher * Mk 24 Tigerfish Torpedo * Mk 25 Sea Sparrow launcher * Mk 26 3"/70 DP (Dual Purpose) Gun *

Mk 26 Missile Launcher The Mark 26 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS) was a United States Navy fully automated system that stows, handles, and launches a variety of missiles. The system supported RIM-66 Standard, RUR-5 ASROC, and potentially other weapons.

* Mk 27 target torpedo * Mk 29 NATO Sea Sparrow launcher * Mk 30 target torpedo *

Mk 32 Mark 32 surface vessel torpedo tubes (Mk 32 SVTT) is a torpedo tube, torpedo launching system designed for the United States Navy. History The Mark 32 has been the standard anti-submarine torpedo launching system aboard United States Navy surf ...

SVTT (Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes) * Mk 33 3"/50 DP (Dual Purpose) Gun * Mk 36 SRBOC (Super Rapid Blooming Offboard Countermeasure) * Mk 37 Torpedo * Mk 38 Chain Gun *

Mk 38 Mod 1 Machine Gun MK or mk may refer to: In arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters * Moon Knight, a Marvel Comics superhero * M.K., an ''Into the Badlands'' (TV series) character * Mary Katherine "M.K." Bomba, the protagonist in ''Epic'' (2013 film) ...

* Mk 38 Mod 2 Stabilized Machine Gun * Mk 41 VLS (Vertical Launch System) * Mk 42 5 inch DP (Dual Purpose) Gun * Mk 44 Torpedo * Mk 45 5 inch DP (Dual Purpose) Gun * Mk 46 Torpedo *

Mk 48 Torpedo The Mark 48 and its improved Advanced Capability (ADCAP) variant are American heavyweight submarine-launched torpedoes. They were designed to sink deep-diving nuclear-powered submarines and high-performance surface ships. History The Mark 48 wa ...

* Mk 50 Torpedo *

Mark 54 Torpedo The Mark 54 lightweight torpedo (formerly known as lightweight hybrid torpedo, or LHT) is a standard anti-submarine warfare (ASW) torpedo used by the United States Navy and several other nations armed forces. Development The Mark 54 was co-d ...

* Mark 56 GFCS * Mark 63 GFCS * Mk 74 FCS * Mk 75 Oto Melara 76mm Compact Gun * Mk 68 GFCS *

Mk 72 Mod 0 sonar system MK or mk may refer to: In arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters * Moon Knight, a Marvel Comics superhero * M.K., an ''Into the Badlands'' (TV series) character * Mary Katherine "M.K." Bomba, the protagonist in ''Epic'' (2013 film) ...

Mk 84 sonar system MK or mk may refer to: In arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters * Moon Knight, a Marvel Comics superhero * M.K., an ''Into the Badlands'' (TV series) character * Mary Katherine "M.K." Bomba, the protagonist in ''Epic'' (2013 film) ...

Mk 86 Gun FCS (Fire Control System) MK or mk may refer to: In arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters * Moon Knight, a Marvel Comics superhero * M.K., an ''Into the Badlands'' (TV series) character * Mary Katherine "M.K." Bomba, the protagonist in ''Epic'' (2013 film) ...

* Mk 91 FCS * MK 92 FCS *

Mk 114 ASW FCS MK or mk may refer to: In arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters * Moon Knight, a Marvel Comics superhero * M.K., an ''Into the Badlands'' (TV series) character * Mary Katherine "M.K." Bomba, the protagonist in ''Epic'' (2013 film) ...

Mk 116 ASW FCS MK or mk may refer to: In arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters * Moon Knight, a Marvel Comics superhero * M.K., an ''Into the Badlands'' (TV series) character * Mary Katherine "M.K." Bomba, the protagonist in ''Epic'' (2013 film) ...

* Mk 112 ASROC Launcher * Mk 141 Quad Harpoon Launcher * Mk 143 Quad Tomahawk Box Launcher

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Nirbhay Nirbhay () is a long range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile designed and developed in India by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) which is under Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The missile can be launc ...

long range subsonic anti-ship/land attack cruise missile *

Nulka Nulka is an Australian-designed and developed active missile decoy built by an American/Australian collaboration. Used aboard warships of the United States Navy, Royal Australian Navy, United States Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy, Nulka is a ...

Active Missile Decoy *

Naval Strike Missile The Naval Strike Missile (NSM) is an anti-ship and land-attack missile developed by the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA). The original Norwegian name was ''Nytt sjømålsmissil'' (literally "New sea target missile", indic ...

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Otomat The Otomat is an anti-ship missile, anti-ship and Surface-to-surface missile, coastal defence missile developed by the Italian company Oto Melara jointly with Matra and now made by MBDA. The name comes, for the first versions, from the name of ...

SSM

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PAAMS The Principal Anti-Air Missile System (PAAMS) is a joint programme developed by France, Italy, and the United Kingdom for an integrated anti-aircraft warfare system. The prime contractor is EUROPAAMS, a joint venture between Eurosam (66%) and ...

NCS *

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SSM *

Phalanx CIWS The Phalanx CIWS () is an automated gun-based close-in weapon system to defend military watercraft automatically against incoming threats such as aircraft, missiles, and small boats. It was designed and manufactured by the General Dynamics Co ...

Polaris missile The UGM-27 Polaris missile was a two-stage solid-fuel rocket, solid-fueled nuclear warhead, nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). As the United States Navy's first SLBM, it served from 1961 to 1980. In the mid-1950s the Navy ...

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QF 1 pounder pom-pom The QF 1 pounder, universally known as the pom-pom due to the sound of its discharge, was a 37 mm British autocannon, the first of its type in the world. It was used by several countries initially as an infantry gun and later as a light an ...

QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun The QF 12-pounder 12-cwt gun (Quick-Firing) (abbreviated as Q.F. 12-pdr. 2-cwt. was a common, versatile caliber, calibre naval gun introduced in 1894 and used until the middle of the 20th century.

QF 12 pounder 18 cwt naval gun The QF 12 pounder 18 cwt gun (Quick-Firing) was a 3-inch high-velocity naval gun used to equip larger British warships such as battleships for defence against torpedo boats. 18 cwt referred to the weight of gun and breech (18 × 112 lb = 2,0 ...

* QF 14 pounder Maxim-Nordenfelt naval gun *

QF 2 pounder naval gun The 2-pounder gun, officially the QF 2-pounder ( QF denoting "quick firing") and universally known as the pom-pom, was a British autocannon, used as an anti-aircraft gun by the Royal Navy.British military of the period traditionally denoted s ...

QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss The QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss or in French use Canon Hotchkiss à tir rapide de 47 mm were a family of long-lived light naval guns introduced in 1886 to defend against new, small and fast vessels such as torpedo boats and later submarines. T ...

* QF 3 pounder Vickers *

QF 3 inch Mark N1 gun QF may stand for: Businesses and organisations * Qantas, an Australian airline (IATA:QF) * Qatar Foundation, a non-profit * Quiverfull, a Christian movement Military * Quds Force, an Iranian expeditionary unit * Quick-firing gun, an artillery ...

* QF 4 inch Mk V gun * QF 4.5 inch naval gun *

QF 4.7 inch Gun Mk I - IV QF may stand for: Businesses and organisations * Qantas, an Australian airline (IATA:QF) * Qatar Foundation, a non-profit * Quiverfull, a Christian movement Military * Quds Force, an Iranian expeditionary unit * Quick-firing gun, an artillery ...

* QF 5.25 inch Mark I naval gun *

QF 6 inch Mk I - III naval gun QF may stand for: Businesses and organisations * Qantas, an Australian airline (IATA:QF) * Qatar Foundation, a non-profit * Quiverfull, a Christian movement Military * Quds Force, an Iranian expeditionary unit * Quick-firing gun, an artillery ...

QF 6 pounder Hotchkiss The Ordnance QF Hotchkiss 6 pounder gun Mk I and Mk II or QF 6 pounder 8 cwt were a family of long-lived light naval guns introduced in 1885 to defend against new, small and fast vessels such as torpedo boats and later submarines. Many variant ...

* QF 6 inch Mark N5 gun

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*RAT-52 antiship torpedo * RGM-6 Regulus SSM *

RGM-15 Regulus II The SSM-N-9 Regulus II was a guided supersonic cruise missile armed with a nuclear warhead, intended for launching from surface ships and submarines of the U.S. Navy (USN).Koch, Charles A"Regulus II cruise missile".''Regulus II Cruise Missile''. ...

SSM * RGM-59 Taurus SSM *RGM-165 LASM SSM *

RGM-84 Harpoon The Harpoon is an all-weather, Over-the-horizon radar, over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile manufactured by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing Defense, Space & Security). The Standoff Land Attack Missile , AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack Missile (SLAM) ...

SSM *

RIM-2 Terrier The Convair RIM-2 Terrier was a two-stage medium-range naval surface-to-air missile (SAM), among the earliest SAMs to equip United States Navy ships. It underwent significant upgrades while in service, starting with beam-riding guidance with a r ...

SAM * RIM-7 Sea Sparrow PDMS *

RIM-8 Talos Bendix RIM-8 Talos was a long-range naval surface-to-air missile (SAM), among the earliest SAMs to equip United States Navy ships. The Talos used radar beam riding for guidance to the vicinity of its target, and semi-active radar homing (SARH) ...

RIM-24 Tartar The General Dynamics RIM-24 Tartar was a medium-range naval surface-to-air missile (SAM), among the earliest SAMs to equip United States Navy ships. The Tartar was the third of the so-called "3 Ts", the three primary SAMs the Navy fielded in the ...

SAM * RIM-50 Typhon LR SAM *RIM-55 Typhon MR SAM * RIM-66 SM-1MR Standard Medium Range SAM * RIM-66 SM-2MR Standard Medium Range SAM * RIM-67 SM-1ER Standard Extended Range SAM * RIM-67 SM-2ER Standard Extended Range SAM *

RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile The RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) is a small, lightweight, infrared homing surface-to-air missile in use by the German, Japanese, Greek, Turkish, South Korean, Saudi Arabian, Egyptian, Mexican, UAE, and United States navies. It wa ...

SAM *

RIM-156 SM-2ER Block IV The RIM-67 Standard ER (SM-1ER/SM-2ER) is an extended range surface-to-air missile (SAM) with a secondary anti-ship capability, originally developed for the United States Navy (USN). The RIM-67 was developed as a replacement for the RIM-8 Talos, ...

SAM * RIM-161 SM-3 SAM *

RIM-162 ESSM The RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) is a development of the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile used to protect ships from attacking missiles and aircraft. ESSM is designed to counter supersonic maneuvering anti-ship missiles. ESSM also has the ab ...

(Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile) SAM *RPK-8 Antisubmarine Rocket System * RUR-4 *

RUM-139 VL ASROC The RUM-139 Vertical-Launch Anti-Submarine Rocket (VL-ASROC or VLA) is an anti-submarine missile in the ASROC family, currently built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Navy. History Design and development of the missile began in 1983 when Goodyear ...

RUR-5 ASROC The RUR-5 ASROC (for "Anti-Submarine Rocket") is an all-weather, all sea-conditions anti-submarine missile system. Developed by the United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare, maritime military branch, ser ...

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* SA-N-1 Goa SAM * SA-N-2 Guideline SAM *

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SAM * SA-N-4 Gecko SAM * SA-N-5 Grail SAM * SA-N-6 Grumble SAM * SA-N-7 Gadfly SAM * SA-N-8 Gremlin SAM * SA-N-9 Gauntlet SAM * SA-N-10 Grouse SAM * SA-N-11 Grisom SAM * SA-N-12 Grizzly SAM *

Sea Cat Seacat was a British short-range surface-to-air missile system intended to replace the ubiquitous Bofors 40 mm gun aboard warships of all sizes. It was the world's first operational shipboard point-defence missile system, and was designed so th ...

SAM *

Sea Dart missile Sea Dart, or GWS.30 was a Royal Navy surface-to-air missile system designed in the 1960s and entering service in 1973. It was fitted to the Type 42 destroyers, the single Type 82 destroyer and the s. Originally developed by Hawker Siddeley, t ...

SAM *SAET-50 Anti-Ship Torpedo *SAET-60 Anti-Ship Torpedo *

Sea Gnat The Seagnat Control System (sometimes spelled SeaGnat or Sea Gnat) is a British decoy system produced by System Engineering & Assessment (SEA) Ltd firing rounds produced by Chemring Countermeasures Ltd used on many NATO warships to safeguard again ...

Decoy *

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SAM * Sea Wolf SAM * SET-40 antisubmarine torpedo * SET-53 antisubmarine torpedo * SET-65 antisubmarine torpedo * SET-72 antisubmarine torpedo *

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*SMART system (Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system) * SM-4 SAM * SM-39 Exocet USM *

Spearfish Torpedo The Spearfish torpedo (formally Naval Staff Target 7525) is the heavy torpedo used by the submarines of the Royal Navy. It can be guided by Torpedo#Radio and wire guidance, wire or by acoustic homing, autonomous active or passive sonar, and pro ...

* SS-N-1 Scrubber SSM * SS-N-2 Styx SSM *

SS-N-3 The P-5 ''Pityorka'' (), also known by the NATO reporting name SS-N-3 Shaddock for submarine-launched versions and SS-N-3 Sepal for ship and coastal defence versions, is a Cold War era turbojet-powered cruise missile of the Soviet Union, designed ...

Sepal/Shaddock SSM * SS-N-4 Sark SLBM * SS-N-5 Serb SLBM * SS-N-6 Serb SLBM * SS-N-7 Starbright SSM *

SS-N-8 R-29 () is a family of Soviet submarine-launched ballistic missiles, designed by Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau. All variants use astro-inertial guidance systems. Variants R-29 *Deployment date: 1974 *Manufacturer designation: 4K75 *United States ...

Sawfly SLBM *

SS-N-9 The P-120 Malakhit ( 'Malachite'; NATO reporting name: SS-N-9 Siren, GRAU designation: 4K85) is a Soviet medium range anti-ship missile used by corvettes and submarines. Introduced in 1972, it remains in service but has been superseded by the P-2 ...

Siren SSM *

SS-N-12 Sandbox The P-500 ''Bazalt'' (; ) is a turbojet-powered, supersonic cruise missile used by the Soviet and Russian navies. Its GRAU designation is 4K80 and its NATO reporting name is SS-N-12 ''Sandbox'', its upgraded version being the P-1000 Vulkan AShM S ...

SSM *

SS-N-14 The ''Metel'' Anti-Ship Complex ( 'Snowstorm'; NATO reporting name: SS-N-14 Silex) is a Soviet family of anti-submarine missiles. There are different anti-submarine variants ('Metel') for cruisers and frigates, and a later version with a shaped ch ...

Silex SUM * SS-N-15 Starfish SSM * SS-N-16 Stallion SSM * SS-N-17 Snipe SLBM *

SS-N-18 R-29 () is a family of Soviet submarine-launched ballistic missiles, designed by Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau. All variants use astro-inertial guidance systems. Variants R-29 *Deployment date: 1974 *Manufacturer designation: 4K75 * DoD designat ...

Stingray SLBM * SS-N-19 Shipwreck SSM * SS-N-20 Sturgeon SLBM * SS-N-21 Sampson SSM *

SS-N-22 Sunburn SS-N-22 Sunburn is the NATO reporting name for two unrelated Soviet anti-ship missiles. Although the missiles were very different, distinguishing between them is difficult because their ship-mounted launching containers were identical. Confusion wa ...

SSM * SS-N-23 Skiff SLBM * SS-N-24 Scorpion SSM *

SS-N-25 The Zvezda Kh-35 (, NATO reporting name AS-20 'Kayak') is a Soviet turbojet subsonic cruise anti-ship missile. The missile can be launched from helicopters, surface ships and coastal defence batteries with the help of a rocket booster, in which ...

Switchblade SSM *

Sting Ray torpedo The Sting Ray is a British acoustic homing lightweight torpedo (LWT) manufactured by GEC-Marconi, who were later bought out by BAE Systems. It entered service in 1982. Design and development In the 1950s the Royal Navy was equipped with Br ...

SUBROC The UUM-44 SUBROC ("Submarine Rocket") was a type of submarine-launched rocket deployed by the United States Navy as an anti-submarine weapon. It carried a 25 kiloton tactical nuclear warhead configured as a nuclear depth bomb. Development S ...

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* TEST71 Torpedo * TP 61 Torpedo * TP 613 Torpedo * TP 617 Torpedo *

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* TP 2000 Torpedo *

Trident missile The Trident missile is a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) equipped with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRV). Originally developed by Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporation, the missile is armed with thermonu ...

Type 53 torpedo Type 53 is the common name for a family of 53 cm (21 inch) torpedoes manufactured in Russia, starting with the 53-27 torpedo and continuing to the modern UGST (Fizik-1), which is being replaced by the Futlyar. With the exception of the UGS ...

Type 65 torpedo Type may refer to: Science and technology Computing * Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc. * Data type, collection of values used for computations. * File type * TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file. * ...

Type 91 torpedo The Type 91 was an aerial torpedo of the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was in service from 1931 to 1945. It was used in naval battles in World War II and was specially developed for attacks on ships in shallow harbours. The Type 91 aerial torped ...

Type 92 torpedo The Type 92 torpedo was a submarine-launched torpedo used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coal ...

Type 93 torpedo The was a -diameter torpedo of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), launched from surface ships. It is commonly referred to as the Long Lance by most modern English-language naval historians, a nickname given to it after the war by Samuel Eliot ...

Type 95 torpedo The Type 95 torpedo was a torpedo used by submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. The Type 95 was based on the Type 93 torpedo ( ''Long Lance''); its mod 1 had a smaller and mod 2 had a larger warhead size than the Type 93 ...

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UGM-27 Polaris The UGM-27 Polaris missile was a two-stage solid-fueled nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). As the United States Navy's first SLBM, it served from 1961 to 1980. In the mid-1950s the Navy was involved in the Jupiter missi ...

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UGM-73 Poseidon The UGM-73 Poseidon missile was the second US Navy nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) system, powered by a two-stage solid-fuel rocket. It succeeded the UGM-27 Polaris beginning in 1972, bringing major advances in warheads ...

SLBM * UGM-84 Sub-Harpoon USM * UGM-93 Trident SLBM *

UGM-133 Trident II The UGM-133A Trident II, or Trident D5 is a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), built by Lockheed Martin Space in Sunnyvale, California, and deployed with the United States Navy and Royal Navy. It was first deployed in March 1990, an ...

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UUM-44 SUBROC The UUM-44 SUBROC ("Submarine Rocket") was a type of submarine-launched rocket deployed by the United States Navy as an anti-submarine weapon. It carried a 25 kiloton tactical nuclear warhead configured as a nuclear depth bomb. Development S ...

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Varunastra (torpedo) The Varunastra () is an Indian advanced autonomous heavyweight anti-submarine torpedo, developed by the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL) of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Navy. It is n ...

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VL-SRSAM The Vertical Launch – Short Range Surface to Air Missile, or VL-SRSAM is a quick reaction surface-to-air missile developed by the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). During mid-course flight, the missile uses fibr ...

short/medium range quick reaction surface-to-air missile based on

Astra (missile) Astra (Sanskrit: "Weapon") is an Indian family of all weather beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy. Multiple varian ...

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MICA (missile) The MICA () is a French anti-air multi-target, all weather, fire-and-forget short to medium-range missile system manufactured by MBDA France. It is intended for use both by air platforms as individual missiles as well as ground units and ships, ...

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*ASM - Anti-Ship Missile *CIWS - Close In Weapon System *FCS - Fire Control System *GFCS - Gun FCS *NCS - Naval Combat System *PDMS - Point Defence Missile System *SAM - Surface to Air Missile *SA-N - Surface to Air Missile (Naval) *SLBM - Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile *SSM - Surface to Surface Missile *SUM - Surface to Underwater Missile *USM - Undersurface to Surface Missile *UUM - Undersurface to Undersurface Missile

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