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or antiship
: designed to destroy ships
anti-ship missiles
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These boats have the vertical launch system (VLS), which could be used to fire new high-speed anti-ship missiles displayed at China’s Victory Day parade in Beijing last fall.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Originally designed as a subsonic land-attack cruise missile, the YJ-18C has the ability to be turned into a cheap anti-ship missile instead.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
The F-35s, the most advanced jets on the ship, are able to fly generally undetected through adversary territory, carry long-range anti-ship missiles and can act as battle management systems.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 31 Jan. 2026
The report tracks, among other things, the development of Chinese anti-ship missiles with enough range to hit the U.S. west coast.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Originally designed as a subsonic land-attack cruise missile, the YJ-18C has the ability to be turned into a cheap anti-ship missile instead.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
The F-35s, the most advanced jets on the ship, are able to fly generally undetected through adversary territory, carry long-range anti-ship missiles and can act as battle management systems.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 31 Jan. 2026
The report tracks, among other things, the development of Chinese anti-ship missiles with enough range to hit the U.S. west coast.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
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“Anti-ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-ship. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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