GWS30 Sea Dart

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The GWS30 Sea Dart is a British naval surface-to-air missile system designed to provide long-range air defense for Royal Navy warships.

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GWS30 Sea Dart canonical 1
Sea Dart GWS30 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf guided missile system
naval surface-to-air missile system
controlSystem radar fire-control system
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
deploymentEnvironment shipborne
designedBy British engineers
designedFor fleet area air defence
designedToEngage aircraft
anti-ship missiles
some surface targets
domain naval warfare
era Cold War
guidanceSystem semi-active radar homing
intendedPlatform warship
launchMethod vertical launch from twin-arm launcher
launchPlatformType surface ship
manufacturer Hawker Siddeley Dynamics
linked to: Hawker Siddeley
notableFor providing area air defence for Royal Navy task groups
originLanguageName Sea Dart
primaryRole long-range air defence
propulsion solid-fuel rocket motor
rangeClass long-range
serviceBranch Royal Navy
serviceStatus retired from Royal Navy service
systemDesignation GWS30
usedBy Royal Navy aircraft carriers
Royal Navy destroyers
usedIn Falklands War
warheadType high-explosive fragmentation
weaponType surface-to-air missile

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Type 42 destroyer missileSystem GWS30 Sea Dart
Sea Dart surface-to-air missile system alsoKnownAs Sea Dart GWS30
linked to: GWS30 Sea Dart