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Measured figures
Sea Wolf · Length
Single source1.9 m (6 ft 2.8 in )[source]Sea Wolf
Configuration
| Specification | S-500 missile system | Sea Wolf (missile) |
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| Type | Mobile surface-to-air missile[source] | Surface-to-air[source]Sea Wolf |
| Place of origin | Russian Federation[source] | United Kingdom[source]Sea Wolf |
| In service | 16 September 2021[source] | Since 1979[source]Sea Wolf |
| Used by | Russian Space Forces[source] |
Sea Wolf · Wingspan
Single source450 mm (17.7 in)[source]Sea Wolf
Sea Wolf · Diameter
Single source180 mm (7.1 in )[source]Sea Wolf
Sea Wolf · Mass
Single source82 kg (180.8 lb )[source]Sea Wolf
Maximum; Sea Wolf · Mach 3 (
Single sourceMaximum; Sea Wolf · Maximum speed
Single sourceMach 3 (3,700 km/h; 2,300 mph)[source]Sea Wolf
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See operators[source]Sea Wolf |
| Designer | Almaz-Antey[source] | British Aircraft Corporation[source]Sea Wolf |
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| Manufacturer | Almaz-Antey[source] | British Aircraft Corporation (1967–1977) BAe Dynamics (1977–1999) MBDA UK (since 1999)[source]Sea Wolf |
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| Unit cost | $2.5 billion[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2021–present[source] | 1979[source]Sea Wolf |
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| No. built | 1 S-500 regiment in service[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | Falklands War , Gulf War[source]Sea Wolf |
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| Designed | — | 1967[source]Sea Wolf |
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| Variants | — | Electronics; GWS-25, GWS-26, GWS-27 Vertical Launch[source]Sea Wolf |
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| Warhead | — | 14 kg (30.9 lb) HE blast-fragmentation[source]Sea Wolf |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Direct contact / proximity fuze activated[source]Sea Wolf |
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| Engine | — | Blackcap solid fuel sustainer[source]Sea Wolf |
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| Flight ceiling | — | 3,000 m (9,842.5 ft)[source]Sea Wolf |
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| Guidance system | — | Automatic Command to Line-Of-Sight (ACLOS)[source]Sea Wolf |
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| Steering system | — | Control surfaces[source]Sea Wolf |
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| Launch platform | — | Ship[source]Sea Wolf |
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| Former operator · United Kingdom | — | United Kingdom[source] |
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| Former operator · Chile | — | Chile[source] |
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| Former operator · Indonesia | — | Indonesia[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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