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BAir defence
series of surface-to-air anti-ballistic missile and anti-aircraft defense systems
At a glance
Measured figures
Sea Wolf · Length
Single source1.9 m (6 ft 2.8 in )[source]Sea Wolf
Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Sea Wolf (missile) | Sky Bow |
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| Type | Surface-to-air[source]Sea Wolf | series of surface-to-air anti-ballistic missile and anti-aircraft defense systems[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source]Sea Wolf | — |
| In service | Since 1979[source]Sea Wolf | The TK-2, TK-3 and TK-4 are in service with the Military of the Republic of China[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source]Sea Wolf | Military of the Republic of China |
Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Length
Single source5.673 m[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited
5.498 m[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited
Sea Wolf · Wingspan
Single source450 mm (17.7 in)[source]Sea Wolf
Sea Wolf · Diameter
Single source180 mm (7.1 in )[source]Sea Wolf
Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Diameter
Single sourceSky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Diameter
Single source0.42 m[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited
0.4 m[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited
Sea Wolf · Mass
Single source82 kg (180.8 lb )[source]Sea Wolf
Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Mass
Single sourceSky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Mass
Single source1,135 kg[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited
870 kg[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited
Maximum; Sea Wolf · Mach 3 (
Single sourceMaximum; Sea Wolf · Maximum speed
Single sourceMach 3 (3,700 km/h; 2,300 mph)[source]Sea Wolf
Operational; Sea Wolf · VLS
Single source1–10 km (0.5–5.4 nmi ), VLS[source]Sea Wolf
Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Range
Single sourceSky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Range
Single source150 km[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited
200 km[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited
Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Warhead mass
Single source90 kg[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited
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]Sea Wolf | — |
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| Designer | British Aircraft Corporation[source]Sea Wolf | — |
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| Designed | 1967[source]Sea Wolf | — |
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| Manufacturer | British Aircraft Corporation (1967–1977) BAe Dynamics (1977–1999) MBDA UK (since 1999)[source]Sea Wolf | National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST)[source] |
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| Produced | 1979[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 | Underground silos and mobile launch vehicles[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited Towed quad launchers[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited |
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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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| Role | — | surface-to-air missile[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited surface-to-air missile[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited |
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| Propulsion | — | Single-stage dual-thrust solid-fuel rocket motor[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited Solid-fuel rocket motor[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited |
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| Guidance | — | Inertial with mid-course guidance update from ground-based phased array radar, Active radar homing ( ARH ) for terminal guidance[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited |
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| Introduced | — | 1997[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited |
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| Country of origin | — | Taiwan[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 4, cell 2; revision 1370505017; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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