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Sea Skualarger figure on 0 of 1
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Configuration
| Specification | Sea Skua | YJ-12 |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | Mach 1+[source] | Mach 2.5 to 4[source] |
| Type | Air-to-surface missile , anti-ship missile[source] | Anti-ship cruise missile Land-attack cruise missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1982[source] | c. 2011–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Navy Pakistan Navy Algerian National Navy[source] |
| Wars | Falklands War Gulf War[source] | — |
| Designer | British Aircraft Corporation[source] | — |
| Designed | 1972[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | British Aircraft Corporation (1972–1977) BAe Dynamics (1977–1999) MBDA (UK) Ltd (since 1999)[source] | China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC)[source] |
| Produced | 1975[source] | — |
| Warhead | 30 kg semi armour piercing, 9 kg RDX[source] | 205–500 kg (452–1,102 lb)[source] |
| Detonation mechanism | Impact fuze, delayed detonation[source] | — |
| Engine | Solid fuel booster / solid fuel sustainer[source] | Integrated Ramjet /Booster propulsion system[source] |
| Guidance system | Semi-active radar homing[source] | BeiDou satellite navigation with mid-course updates , terminal active radar homing[source] |
| Steering system | Control surfaces[source] | — |
| Launch platform | Westland Lynx, Combattante BR-42 FAC[source] | Ship-launched TEL-launched Air-launched[source] |