New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Indian Ministry of Defence and MBDA signed an agreement on 6 October 2005 in New Delhi for the purchase of thirty six Exocet SM39 torpedo launched anti-ship missiles to arm the Indian Navy's six Scorpene conventional-powered hunter-killer submarines (SSK). Exocet's guidance system consists of an Inertial Navigation System (INS) and an Active Radar Homing (ARH) seeker for the terminal phase to provide fire-and- forget capability. Target destruction is achieved by 165 kg shaped charge warhead. The SM39 is the submarine torpedo tube launched version of the Exocet (flying fish in French) missile incorporating improvements of the Block 2 programme. The basic body design is based on the Nord AS-30 air- to-ground tactical ...