Sea Eagle | | Type | Anti-shipping missile | | Nationality | UK | | Era | {{{era}}} | | Launch platform | Fixed and rotary wing aircraft | | Target | Shipping | | History | | Builder | BAe | | Date of design | {{{date}}} | | Production period | 1982 - | | Service duration | 1985 - | | Operators | UK, India, Saudi Arabia, Chile(?) | | Variants | None | | Number built | {{{num_built}}} | | Specifications | | Type | Air-to-surface | | Diameter | {{{diameter}}} | | Wing span | 1.2 m | | Length | 4.14 m | | Weight | 600 kg | | Propulsion | Turbojet | | Steering | Control surface | | Guidance | Inertial, with active radar | | Speed | Mach 0.8 + | | Range | 110 km | | Ceiling | {{{ceiling}}} | | Payload | | Warhead | 230 kg | | Trigger | {{{fuze}}} | The BAe Sea Eagle is a medium weight, 'fire-and-forget', sea-skimming anti-ship missile designed and built by BAe Dynamics (now MBDA) in service with the Indian Navy. A weapons platform is generally any structure or system on which a weapon can be mounted. ...
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History
Sea Eagle came from a project ("P3T") started in 1973 for a successor to the TV-guided AJ.168 version of the Martel missile, on which the airfarme of Sea Eagle is based, to meet Naval/Air Staff Target (NAST) 1226. The Marconi (now Selex)active nose radar of Sea Eagle is derived from a British submarine-launched version of Martel dubbed USGW, development of which was abandoned in the mid-1970s in favour of Sub-Harpoon. Design of the Sea Eagle began in 1976, with full scale development initiated in 1979. Production of the finished production weapon began in 1982, with test firings up to 1984 and service introduction the following year. The RAF Buccaneer was the first aircraft to carry a Sea Eagle in active service. This was followed by the Royal Navy's Sea Harrier, as well as the Tornado GR1B in the RAF (replacing Buccaneers) and Saudi Air Force. The Indian Navy also equipped its Sea Harrier FRS Mk.51 as well as Jaguar IM with the missile, as well as twenty Sea King Mk.42B helicopters, using a version with two booster rockets either side of the rear fuselage. Indian Ilyushin Il-38 maritime patrol aircraft are also equipped with the rocket-boosted version of the missile, carried on unusual side-fuselage pylons aft of each wing. It has also been reported that India has sought to equip its Tupolev Tu-142 fleet with the missile. The Chilean Air Force has fitted its A-36M Halcon (CASA 101 Aviojet) with the missile, but it is unclear if this combination entered service. The BAe Hawk trainer/light fighter has carried the missile on trials. Martel (AS 37) Type air-to-surface Nationality UK/France Era Cold War Launch platform fixed wing aircraft Target ship History Builder BAe, Matra Date of design ? Production period ? Service duration ? Operators FAA Variants AS 37 radar, AJ 168 Video Number built ? Specifications Type ? Diameter 0. ...
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Royal Jordanian Air Force C-101CC-04 Patrulla Aguilas Aviojet Patrulla Aguila getting very close at RIAT 2005! The CASA C-101 Aviojet is a Spanish jet-powered trainer aircraft currently in use by the air forces of Spain, Chile, Honduras, and Jordan. ...
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Design Sea Eagle is powered by a paraffin-fuelled Microturbo TRI-60 turbojet and travels at speeds of Mach 0.85 (1,040 km/h, 645 mph) throughout its 110 kilometre (68 mile) range. Once launched the Sea Eagle is completely autonomous, with the flight and target seeking completely controlled by the on-board computer system which functions according to programmable options covering a large set of cruise, search and attack options, including a simple, pre-programmed 'point and shoot' mode that allows it to be carried by basic aircraft without radar, using targeting information from external sources. Other modes integrate with more sophisticated weapon systems and sensors and allow Sea Eagle to be programmed during flight by the parent aircraft using targeting data from the aircraft's on board radar sensors. 'Dog leg' routes can be programmed into the missile's computer to allow a salvo of missiles to arrive from different directions, saturating the target's defences. An inertial navigation system is used to give the missile an over-the-horizon capability. A C-band radar altimeter allows the missile to fly at very low level, minimising the range at which a ship can detect it. The J-band active radar target seeker can detect targets up to 30km away, allowing a mid-course update of target position through a 'pop up' manouevre if required. Turbojets are the simplest and oldest kind of general purpose jet engine. ...
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The main wings are triangular, arranged in a cruciform configuration. Smaller wings of similar shape and configuration provide steering. The engine intake is under the fuselage - whilst carried by an aircraft this is covered by an aerodynamic fairing which is blown clear at launch. The missile is fitted with a semi armour piercing warhead. A triangle is one of the basic shapes of geometry: a polygon with three vertices and three sides which are straight line segments. ...
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Specifications - Wingspan : 1.2 meters (3 feet 11 inches)
- Length : 4.14 meters (13 feet 7 inches)
- Weight : 600 kilograms (1,320 pounds)
- Warhead : 230 kilograms (510 pounds)
- Speed : Mach 0.85 (645 mph)
- Range : 110 kilometers (68 miles / 60 nautical miles)
- Flight time : 400 seconds (6 min 40 seconds)
Operators
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The SEPECAT Jaguar is an Anglo-French ground attack aircraft in service with the Royal Air Force and several export customers, notably the Indian Air Force. ...
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The Panavia Tornado was produced in three major variants; the strike/reconnaissance Interdictor/Strike (IDS), the IDS-based Electronic Combat/Reconnaissance (ECR) and the Air Defence Variant (ADV). ...
Chile(?) - A-36M Halcon (CASA 101 Aviojet)
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Royal Jordanian Air Force C-101CC-04 Patrulla Aguilas Aviojet Patrulla Aguila getting very close at RIAT 2005! The CASA C-101 Aviojet is a Spanish jet-powered trainer aircraft currently in use by the air forces of Spain, Chile, Honduras, and Jordan. ...
Variants A variant of the missile, called P5T, designed to be launched from boxes mounted on ships was tested, using the same rocket boosters as applied to the helicopter launched version, but lost out to the American Harpoon missile in a 1985 competition to arm the Royal Navy's Type 23 frigates. This version was also intended to have been used in shore-based batteries. A variant which would have had an imaging infrared seeker-head and a data link to allow the launch platform to update the missile in flight was studied around 1990; this latter version was dubbed "Golden Eagle" and would have had a penetrator warhead to allow attacks on land-based hardened targets. This variant was not built. A proposed update of Sea Eagle in the mid-1990s with a dual-band seeker and improved systems was abandoned. The AGM-84 Harpoon is a US all-weather, over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile system. ...
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External links - | Testing the Sea Eagle on the Sea Harrier
- | Sea Eagle missile on UK weapons database
- | Sea Eagle on the Buccaneer
- | Indian Navy Sea Eagle page
- | Indian integration of Sea Eagle on large maritime patrol aircraft
- | 12 Squadron RAF
See also
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