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Sea Skua


IOC: 1982



Origin
United Kingdom


Contractor/s
MBDA

Applications
C-212 Aviocar
Super Lynx
Um al Almaradim

Description: The combat-proven Sea Skua is a short range, all-weather, sea-skimming, subsonic anti-ship missile. It features a semi-active radar homing head and can be launched from both helicopters, surface ships and coastal batteries.

The launching platform must illuminate the target and select the terminal sea-skimming altitude of the Sea Skua missile prior to release. The ship-launched Sea Skua is launched from a canister and is ideal for installation on small ships.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 250 mm, Length 2.5 m, Width 720 mm

Weights: Max Weight 147 kg (324 lb), Warhead 28 kg (61.7 lb)

Performance: Max Range 15,000 m (49,213 ft), Min Range 2,000 m (6,562 ft), Top Speed 292 mps (Mach 0.88)

Sea Skua - Contracts, Orders & Sales

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Operators

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Brazil
Germany

Kuwait
South Korea
Turkey
United Kingdom



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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m)   Kilometers (km)   Nautic Miles (nm)   Inch (in)   Yard (yd)   Foot (ft)   Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb)   Kilogram (kg)   kN (KiloNewton)   Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps)   Kilometers per Hour (kph)   Knot (kt)   Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l)   Galon (gl)
Year (yr)   Minutes (min)   Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)


Last Updated: Saturday, December 20, 2008

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