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or antiship
: designed to destroy ships
anti-ship missiles
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At around a quarter of a million dollars apiece, the boats cost less than an anti-ship missile and can be expended in kamikaze attacks.
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David Hambling, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
New Missiles Also in the mix are higher numbers of Ukraine's homegrown Neptune anti-ship missiles, which are credited with sinking the Black Sea Fleet flagship, the Mosvka, in the early stages of the war.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
However, Central Command said that warships and aircraft earlier shot down multiple Houthi drones and an anti-ship cruise missile launched by the rebels.
—Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2024
Several hours earlier, the military said U.S forces conducted precision airstrikes against a missile storage facility and a command-and-control facility used by the Houthis and shot down multiple uncrewed aerial vehicles and an anti-ship cruise missile.
—Nathan Luna, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2024
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David Hambling, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
New Missiles Also in the mix are higher numbers of Ukraine's homegrown Neptune anti-ship missiles, which are credited with sinking the Black Sea Fleet flagship, the Mosvka, in the early stages of the war.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
However, Central Command said that warships and aircraft earlier shot down multiple Houthi drones and an anti-ship cruise missile launched by the rebels.
—Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2024
Several hours earlier, the military said U.S forces conducted precision airstrikes against a missile storage facility and a command-and-control facility used by the Houthis and shot down multiple uncrewed aerial vehicles and an anti-ship cruise missile.
—Nathan Luna, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Anti-ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-ship. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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