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Sea Skualarger figure on 0 of 5
Type 80 air-to-ship missilelarger figure on 5 of 5
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Length
Single source2.5 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Sea Skua | Type 80 air-to-ship missile |
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| Speed | Mach 1+[source] | 0.9 Mach[source] |
| Type | Air-to-surface missile , anti-ship missile[source] | Anti-ship missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Japan[source] |
| In service | 1982[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
4.0 m (13.1 ft)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source150 kg (331 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
1980[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | Japan[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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| Manufacturer | British Aircraft Corporation (1972–1977) BAe Dynamics (1977–1999) MBDA (UK) Ltd (since 1999)[source] | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries[source] |
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| Produced | 1975[source] | — |
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| Warhead | 30 kg semi armour piercing, 9 kg RDX[source] | HE[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Impact fuze, delayed detonation[source] | — |
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| Engine | Solid fuel booster / solid fuel sustainer[source] | solid rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | Semi-active radar homing[source] | Inertial guidance and terminal active radar homing[source] |
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| Steering system | Control surfaces[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Westland Lynx, Combattante BR-42 FAC[source] | Air[source] |
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| Propellant | — | Single stage solid propellent Rocket motor[source] |
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| Role | — | air-launched anti-ship missile[source] |
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| Status | — | The ASM-1 is still in service with the JSDF in both ground and air-launched configurations.[source]ASM-1 · source-literal primary status |
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