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Sea Skua
BAe / MBDA · Anti-Ship · UK · Cold War (1970–1991)
The Sea Skua is a British lightweight short-range air-to-surface missile (ASM) designed for use from helicopters against ships. It was primarily used by the Royal Navy on the Westland Lynx. Although the missile is intended for helicopter use, Kuwait employs it in a shore battery and on their Umm Al Maradem fast attack craft.
Specifications
- Category
- Missiles
- Sub-Category
- Anti-Ship
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Country
- UK
- Manufacturer
- BAe / MBDA
- Operator
- UK/export
- Primary Role
- Anti-Ship
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1982
- Produced
- 2500
- Propulsion
- Rocket
- Engine
- Solid-fuel rocket motor
- Thrust / Power
- None (rocket)
- Launch
- Air-launched
- Length (ft)
- 8.3
- Wingspan (ft)
- 2.4
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 160
- MTOW (lb)
- 325
- Payload (lb)
- 99
- Endurance (hr)
- 0.01
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 1000
- Range (mi)
- 9
- Max Speed (mph)
- 614
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 0.8
- Armament
- SAP / blast-fragmentation