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Sea Killer / Martelarger figure on 3 of 3
Sea Skualarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single sourceMarte ER Marte MK2/S, Marte
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Sea Killer / Marte | Sea Skua |
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| Speed | Mach 0,8-0,9[source] | Mach 1+[source] |
| Type | Anti-ship missile[source] | Air-to-surface missile , anti-ship missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Italy[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| Used by | Italy Iran United Arab Emirates Qatar Turkmenistan Venezuela[source] |
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MK2/N
Single source4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) Marte ER: 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) Marte MK2/S, Marte MK2/N: 3.85 m (12 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single source2.5 m[source]
Operational; MK2/N
Single sourceOperational; MK2/N Marte ER: over
Single sourceOperational; Sea Killer Mark 1 Marte MK2/S, Marte
Single sourceOperational; Sea Killer Mark 1 Sea Killer Mark 2: over
Single sourceSea Killer Mark 1: 10 km (6.2 mi) Sea Killer Mark 2: over 25 km (16 mi) Marte MK2/S, Marte MK2/N: 30 km (19 mi) Marte ER: over 100 km (62 mi)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source25 km[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See operators[source]
| Wars | Iran-Iraq War[source] | Falklands War Gulf War[source] |
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| Manufacturer | MBDA Italia / (historic: Sistel SpA)[source] | British Aircraft Corporation (1972–1977) BAe Dynamics (1977–1999) MBDA (UK) Ltd (since 1999)[source] |
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| Warhead | 70 kg (150 lb) Semi-armour piercing HE[source] | 30 kg semi armour piercing, 9 kg RDX[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Impact and proximity fuze[source] | Impact fuze, delayed detonation[source] |
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| Engine | Solid fuel rocket booster and sustainer Marte-ER: turbojet Williams WJ-24-8G WR[source] | Solid fuel booster / solid fuel sustainer[source] |
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| Flight altitude | Sea skimming[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Sea Killer, Marte 1: Beam riding Marte 2, Marte ER: Active radar homing[source] | Semi-active radar homing[source] |
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| Launch platform | Naval ships , aircraft , helicopters , coastal installations[source] | Westland Lynx, Combattante BR-42 FAC[source] |
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| Role | Italian anti-ship missile family[source] | — |
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| Source measurement | Sea Killer is an Italian anti-ship missile family. The latest development of the system is known as Marte . Marte is a sea skimming , subsonic , anti-ship missile carrying a 70 kilograms (150 lb) semi-armour piercing warhead. It has been built in several versions, with differing guidance systems, and is suitable for launching from ships or aircraft.[source]Sea Killer / Marte · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Contraves Italiana, an Italian subsidiary of the Swiss armaments company Oerlikon Contraves , began development of a short-ranged - 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) - ship-based anti-ship missile system, named Nettuno in 1963. Guidance of Nettuno was by beam riding for course control, with altitude controlled automatically by an onboard radar altimeter , allowing the missile to carry out sea-skimming attacks. Command guidance was an alternative guidance method if jamming made the beam-riding method unusable. In 1965, Contraves Italiana began work on an improved missile, Vulcano , which used the same guidance system, but included a two-stage (booster + sustainer) rocket motor to give a longer (25 kilometres (16 mi)) range. Both missiles could be fired from a five-round trainable launcher.[source]Sea Killer / Marte · Development and design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Testing of Nettuno began in 1966, with a trial installation being made on the Freccia-class patrol boat Saetta of the Italian navy, with the five-round launcher replacing a Bofors 40 mm gun. Testing of Vulcano began in 1969.[source]Sea Killer / Marte · Development and design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The Marte ER, an improvement on the missile family, replaced the rocket motor with Williams WJ-24-8G turbojet propulsion and added a new ISO -caliber cylinder cell, which made it shorter in length but extended its range to over 100 km (62 mi; 54 nmi). Fitting trials of the Marte-ER onto the NH90 helicopter, which can carry two missiles, occurred in June 2014; a larger anti-ship missile like the Exocet was rejected for integration as physically too long and heavy.[source]Sea Killer / Marte · Development and design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage In November 2015, a Eurofighter Typhoon was fit-tested for a fixed-wing version of the missile called the Marte-ERP, which does not feature folding fins and sheds the booster for a larger 120 kg (265 lb) warhead with penetrating and sector-blast properties; though smaller than other options like the Harpoon and RBS-15 , a fighter like Eurofighter Typhoon can carry six Marte-ERPs (or four with fuel tanks) compared to two or three larger missiles.[source]Sea Killer / Marte · Development and design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Short-range beam riding ship-launched anti-ship missile. 10 km range, 35 kilograms (77 lb) warhead. Also designated Nettuno .[source]Sea Killer / Marte · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Increased range beam-riding ship-launched anti-ship missile with improved two stage rocket. 25+ km range, 70 kilograms (150 lb) warhead. Also designated Vulcano .[source]Sea Killer / Marte · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Marte ER is a sea-skimming, high subsonic anti-ship and land attack missile. Turbojet engine Williams WR WJ-24-8G extends range to over 100 km, total weight of 340 kilograms, first tested in 9 November 2018. The missile is fire-and-forget capable and designed to operates in all weather conditions. The Eurofighter Typhoon can carry up to 6 Marte ER anti-ship missiles.[source]Sea Killer / Marte · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage (25) Sea Killer/Marte Mk2/N at least 25 delivered for Dearsan 33m FAC[source]Sea Killer / Marte · Operators; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| In service | — | 1982[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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| Steering system | — | Control surfaces[source] |
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