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Sting Ray (torpedo)larger figure on 0 of 5
VA-111 Shkvallarger figure on 5 of 5
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| Specification | Sting Ray (torpedo) | VA-111 Shkval |
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| Type | Lightweight ASW torpedo[source] | Supercavitating torpedo[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1982–present[source] | 1977–present[source] |
| Used by | Royal Navy Royal Norwegian Navy Royal Thai Navy Romanian Navy[source] | Russian Navy and Iranian Navy |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
2.6 meters or ( 8 feet 6 inches )[source]
Length
Single source8,200 mm (26 ft 11 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source45 kn (83 km/h)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; Launch speed
Single sourceMaximum; Launch speed Maximum speed: in excess of
Single sourceLaunch speed: 50 knots (93 km/h; 58 mph) Maximum speed: in excess of 200 knots (370 km/h; 230 mph)[source]
Launch speed: 50 knots (93 km/h; 58 mph) Maximum speed: 200 knots (370 km/h; 230 mph) or greater[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source8 to 11 km (8,700 to 12,000 yd)[source]
Around (new version). Older versions only
Single sourceEffective; Effective firing range
Single sourceEffective; Shkval Shkval 2 : From
Single sourceRange
Single sourceShkval : 7 km (4.3 mi) Shkval 2 : From 11–15 km (6.8–9.3 mi)[source]
Around 11–15 km (6.8–9.3 mi) (new version). Older versions only 7 km (4.3 mi)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 1969–80[source] | 1960s–70s[source] |
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| Manufacturer | GEC-Marconi (Marconi Space and Defence Systems - MSDS), then Marconi Underwater Systems Ltd (MUSL) then BAE Systems Underwater Systems (part of BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies )[source] | Tactical Missiles Corporation[source] |
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| Warhead | Torpex[source] | Conventional explosive or nuclear[source] |
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| Engine | Electrical pump-jet Magnesium/silver-chloride batteries[source] | Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | Active and passive sonar[source] | GOLIS autonomous inertial guidance[source] |
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| Launch platform | Frigates, destroyers, helicopters, Nimrod and P-8 Poseidon aircraft[source] | 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes[source] |
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| Designer | — | NII-24 research institute[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1977–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | Shkval 2, Shkval-E[source] |
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| Propellant | — | Solid-fuel[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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Maximum; Maximum speed or greater
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