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or antiship
: designed to destroy ships
anti-ship missiles
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China showed off some of that new capability – including powerful anti-ship missiles, during a military parade in Beijing on September 3.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
The low-cost autonomous cruise missile (LCACM) co-developed with US firm Anduril is designed for ground launch and optimized for independent or swarm employment, intentionally positioned beyond the typical loitering-munition envelope to straddle anti-landing and anti-ship roles.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Japan detected Russian and Chinese navies operating near its territory in recent days, as the country conducted a war game with the United States featuring anti-ship weapons.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
During the parade, the Chinese military showed off its most advanced hardware, including stealth jets, tanks, anti-ship missiles, hypersonic missiles and drones.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
The low-cost autonomous cruise missile (LCACM) co-developed with US firm Anduril is designed for ground launch and optimized for independent or swarm employment, intentionally positioned beyond the typical loitering-munition envelope to straddle anti-landing and anti-ship roles.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Japan detected Russian and Chinese navies operating near its territory in recent days, as the country conducted a war game with the United States featuring anti-ship weapons.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
During the parade, the Chinese military showed off its most advanced hardware, including stealth jets, tanks, anti-ship missiles, hypersonic missiles and drones.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Anti-ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-ship. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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