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ACruise & anti-ship missiles
Long-range, land-attack cruise missile Surface-to-surface missile
At a glance
Hwasal-2larger figure on 3 of 3
Sea Skualarger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source7 m (23 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Hwasal-2 | Sea Skua |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | — | Mach 1+[source] |
| Type | Long-range, land-attack cruise missile Surface-to-surface missile[source] | Air-to-surface missile , anti-ship missile[source] |
| Place of origin | North Korea[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 2021–present[source] | 1982[source] |
| Used by |
2.5 m[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Korean People's Army[source] |
See operators[source] |
| Manufacturer | North Korea[source] | British Aircraft Corporation (1972–1977) BAe Dynamics (1977–1999) MBDA (UK) Ltd (since 1999)[source] |
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| Warhead | tactical nuclear weapons 400 kg (880 lb) warhead[source] | 30 kg semi armour piercing, 9 kg RDX[source] |
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| Engine | turbofan or turbojet[source] | Solid fuel booster / solid fuel sustainer[source] |
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| Launch platform | Transporter erector launcher (TEL), submarine, corvette ship[source] | Westland Lynx, Combattante BR-42 FAC[source] |
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| Wars | — | Falklands War Gulf War[source] |
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| Designer | — | British Aircraft Corporation[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1972[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1975[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Impact fuze, delayed detonation[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Semi-active radar homing[source] |
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| Steering system | — | Control surfaces[source] |
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