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Otomat

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The Otomat is an anti-ship and 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 names of the two builders Oto Melara and Matra, and for later versions from Teseo, the Italian word for Theseus; the MILAS variant is an anti-submarine missile, and the latest version, the Mk 2E purchased by the Italian Navy, is a medium-range anti-ship and land-attack missile. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Partially Attested
Introduced Year
1976 1
The article's Origins section gives January 1976 for the Italian Navy service entry of the early Otomat, while the same article's infobox service field gives 1977.
Weapon Class
Anti-ship and coastal defence missile 1
Introduced Year
1977 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Otomat
  • Lead, first paragraph, first sentence
    The Otomat is an anti-ship and coastal defence missile developed by the Italian company Oto Melara jointly with Matra and now made by MBDA.
  • Origins section, Italian Navy launch customer sentence
    remained as the only launch customer for the missile; it entered service in January 1976, before the
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2. Wikidata: Otomat
Wikidata Q507573, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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