The Thunderbird was a British surface to air missile built by English Electric for the British Army, becoming the first British designed and produced missile to enter service with that force when it was fielded in 1959. Guided onto its target by semi active radar homing and armed with a continuous rod high explosive warhead, it could engage aircraft at ranges up to about 75 kilometers at speeds beyond Mach 2.7, and was operated by British Army air defense regiments as well as, in small numbers, the Royal Saudi Air Force from 1967. An upgraded Thunderbird 2 version appeared in 1966, but the whole system was phased out of British service by 1977 in favor of the smaller Rapier missile. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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An upgraded Thunderbird 2 version appeared in 1966, but the whole system was phased out of British service by 1977 in favor of the smaller Rapier missile.
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was a British surface to air missile built by English Electric for the British Army
Operated By: British Army, Infobox, used by and service fields
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WikidataWikidata Q3725366 (P729 service entry): 1959Quote, Wikidata Q3725366 (P729 service entry): 1959
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