variants
or antiship
: designed to destroy ships
anti-ship missiles
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The American anti-ship missile system was first deployed to the Philippines in late April for Exercise Balikatan 2025 and remained in the country for Exercise KAMANDAG 9 in late May.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
State media described that ship as designed to handle various weapons systems, including anti-air and anti-ship weapons as well as nuclear-capable ballistic and cruise missiles.
—Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
In April, 2022, Ukraine’s Operational Command South claimed the Moskva had begun to sink after it was hit by Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
During Exercise Balikatan 2025, held from April 21 to May 9 in the Philippines, the U.S. Marine Corps simulated anti-ship operations using NMESIS on Batan Island in the Luzon Strait—a key gateway for China's naval deployments beyond its surrounding waters.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
State media described that ship as designed to handle various weapons systems, including anti-air and anti-ship weapons as well as nuclear-capable ballistic and cruise missiles.
—Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
In April, 2022, Ukraine’s Operational Command South claimed the Moskva had begun to sink after it was hit by Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
During Exercise Balikatan 2025, held from April 21 to May 9 in the Philippines, the U.S. Marine Corps simulated anti-ship operations using NMESIS on Batan Island in the Luzon Strait—a key gateway for China's naval deployments beyond its surrounding waters.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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“Anti-ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-ship. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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