ACruise & anti-ship missiles
MANSUP (missile family)
Anti-ship missile / Land-attack cruise missile / Surface-to-air missile / Air-to-surface missile
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ACruise & anti-ship missiles
Anti-ship missile / Land-attack cruise missile / Surface-to-air missile / Air-to-surface missile
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Measured figures
MANSUP & MANSUP-ER
Single sourceMANSUP & MANSUP-ER: 4700 mm[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | MANSUP (missile family) | Sea Skua |
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| Type | Anti-ship missile / Land-attack cruise missile / Surface-to-air missile / Air-to-surface missile[source] | Air-to-surface missile , anti-ship missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Brazil : MANSUP Brazil & United Arab Emirates : MANSUP-ER, MSA, MAS, MARSUP[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 2018[source] | 1982[source] |
| Designer | SIATT EDGE Group[source] |
2.5 m[source]
MANSUP & MANSUP-ER
Single sourceMANSUP & MANSUP-ER: 150 kg[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
British Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Designed | 2004[source] | 1972[source] |
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| Flight altitude | MANSUP & MANSUP-ER: Sea-skimming[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | INS , Active radar homing[source] | Semi-active radar homing[source] |
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| Launch platform | Tamandaré-class frigates Abu Dhabi-class corvettes Astros II[source] | Westland Lynx, Combattante BR-42 FAC[source] |
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| Role | Brazilian-Emirati family of all-weather, over-the-horizon anti-ship , surface-to-air , air-to-surface and land-attack missiles,[source] | — |
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| Source measurement | On 29 September 2023, EDGE Group of the United Arab Emirates became a partner in the project, with the acquisition of 50% stake of SIATT , former Mectron. On 14 November 2023, EDGE announced at the Dubai Air Show , an extended range of MANSUP, with a maximum range of 200 km. The MANSUP-ER was acquired by the Brazilian and United Arab Emirates navies in 2023.[source]MANSUP (missile family) · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Between 24–26 June 2026, the Brazilian Navy conducted the eighth test launch of the missile from the frigate Defensora (F41), testing the maximum range of MANSUP.[source]MANSUP (missile family) · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage MANSUP : original anti-ship missile (AShM) with a maximum range of 70 km.[source]MANSUP (missile family) · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage MANSUP-ER : extended range turbofan powered anti-ship missile (AShM) with a maximum range of 200 km.[source]MANSUP (missile family) · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| Used by | — | See operators[source] |
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| Wars | — | Falklands War Gulf War[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | British Aircraft Corporation (1972–1977) BAe Dynamics (1977–1999) MBDA (UK) Ltd (since 1999)[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1975[source] |
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| Warhead | — | 30 kg semi armour piercing, 9 kg RDX[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Impact fuze, delayed detonation[source] |
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| Engine | — | Solid fuel booster / solid fuel sustainer[source] |
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| Steering system | — | Control surfaces[source] |
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