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Sea Dart

Missiles And Guided Munitions

Sea Dart, also known as GWS.30, was a Royal Navy surface to air missile system designed in the 1960s by Hawker Siddeley Dynamics and entering service in 1973. It armed Type 42 destroyers, the Type 82 destroyer, and Invincible class aircraft carriers, and saw combat in the Falklands War and the Persian Gulf War, credited with nine confirmed successful engagements including the first known instance of a missile destroying another missile in actual combat. It was phased out between 2009 and 2012 in favor of the Sea Viper system. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Surface-to-air missile system 1
Introduced Year
1973 2
Classification
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
Connections

Operated By

Royal Navy, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Sea Dart

Used In

Falklands War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Sea Dart
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Manufactured By

Hawker Siddeley

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Source Wikidata: Sea Dart
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Sea Dart
  • Infobox: service
    1973-2012
  • Article text
    The introduction of the new Type 45 destroyer beginning in 2009 led to Sea Dart being phased out of service as the aging Type 42's were decommissioned. The final operational launch took place on 13 April 2012, when HMS Edinburgh (D97) conducted the last Sea Dart firing during a major exercise off the coast of Scotland, bringing an end to the system's 40-year service history.
  • Lead section
    Sea Dart, or GWS.30 was a Royal Navy surface-to-air missile system designed in the 1960s and entering service in 1973.
  • Used In: Falklands War, Infobox: wars
    Falklands War Gulf 1991
  • Operated By: Royal Navy, Lead
    Sea Dart, or GWS.30 was a Royal Navy surface-to-air missile system designed in the 1960s and entering service in 1973.
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2. Wikidata: Sea Dart
Wikidata Q1755193, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Sea Dart (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q1755193 (P729 service entry): 1973
Quote, Wikidata Q1755193 (P729 service entry): 1973
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1973.
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