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Sea Skualarger figure on 0 of 3
SSM-700K C-Starlarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source2.5 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Sea Skua | SSM-700K C-Star |
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| Type | Air-to-surface missile , anti-ship missile[source] | Anti-ship missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | South Korea[source] |
| In service | 1982[source] | 2006–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | See § Users |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
5.46 m[source]
Warhead weight
Single source250 kg[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Falklands War Gulf War[source] | — |
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| Designer | British Aircraft Corporation[source] | Agency for Defense Development LIG Nex1 Hanwha Techwin[source] |
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| Designed | 1972[source] | 1996–2003[source] |
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| Manufacturer | British Aircraft Corporation (1972–1977) BAe Dynamics (1977–1999) MBDA (UK) Ltd (since 1999)[source] | LIG Nex1 Samsung/Hanwha Techwin[source] |
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| Produced | 1975[source] | 2004–present[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] | Impact fuze[source] |
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| Engine | Solid fuel booster / solid fuel sustainer[source] | Hanwha Techwin SS-760K (later SSE-750K) turbojet[source] |
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| Guidance system | Semi-active radar homing[source] | GPS -aided inertial navigation (mid-course phase) Active radar homing (terminal phase)[source] |
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| Steering system | Control surfaces[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Westland Lynx, Combattante BR-42 FAC[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | — | ₩ 2,000,000,000 (US$1.75 million)[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | Sea-skimming[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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