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BAe Sea Dart
BAe · Surface-to-Air · UK · Cold War (1970–1991)
Sea Dart, or GWS.30 was a Royal Navy surface-to-air missile system designed in the 1960s and entering service in 1973. It was fitted to the Type 42 destroyers, the sole Type 82 destroyer and the Invincible-class aircraft carriers. Originally developed by Hawker Siddeley, the missile was built by British Aerospace after 1977. It was replaced starting in 2009 with Sea Viper, with the last Sea Dart leaving service in 2012.
Specifications
- Category
- Missiles
- Sub-Category
- SAM
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Country
- UK
- Manufacturer
- BAe
- Operator
- UK/Argentina
- Primary Role
- Surface-to-Air
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1973
- Produced
- 2000
- Propulsion
- Ramjet
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce Odin ramjet + solid booster
- Thrust / Power
- None (ramjet)
- Launch
- Sea-launched
- Length (ft)
- 14.3
- Wingspan (ft)
- 3
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 600
- MTOW (lb)
- 1210
- Payload (lb)
- 50
- Endurance (hr)
- 0.02
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 60000
- Range (mi)
- 50
- Max Speed (mph)
- 2684
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 3.5
- Armament
- Blast-fragmentation