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Sea Eagle (missile)
BAe / MBDA · Anti-Ship · UK · Cold War (1970–1991)
The BAe Sea Eagle is a medium-weight sea-skimming anti-ship missile designed and built by BAe Dynamics. It is designed to sink or disable ships up to the size of aircraft carriers in the face of jamming and other countermeasures including decoys. Its users include the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, the Royal Saudi Air Force, and the Indian Navy.
Specifications
- Category
- Missiles
- Sub-Category
- Anti-Ship
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Country
- UK
- Manufacturer
- BAe / MBDA
- Operator
- UK/India
- Primary Role
- Anti-Ship
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1985
- Produced
- 950
- Propulsion
- Turbojet
- Engine
- Microturbo TRI 60-1 turbojet + solid booster
- Thrust / Power
- None (turbojet)
- Launch
- Air-launched
- Length (ft)
- 13.6
- Wingspan (ft)
- 3.9
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 660
- MTOW (lb)
- 1323
- Payload (lb)
- 507
- Endurance (hr)
- 0.1
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 100
- Range (mi)
- 68
- Max Speed (mph)
- 652
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 0.85
- Armament
- Blast-fragmentation