2017-07-27T20:34:18+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true Bloodhound (missile), Blowpipe (missile), Rapier (missile), Fairey Stooge, Javelin (surface-to-air missile), Starburst (missile), Blue Envoy, Sea Cat, Sea Slug (missile), Sea Wolf (missile), Thunderbird (missile), Starstreak, CAMM (missile family) flashcards
Surface-to-air missiles of the United Kingdom

Surface-to-air missiles of the United Kingdom

  • Bloodhound (missile)
    The Bristol Bloodhound is a British surface-to-air missile developed during the 1950s as the UK's main air defence weapon, and was in large-scale service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the forces of four other countries.
  • Blowpipe (missile)
    The Shorts Blowpipe is a man-portable surface-to-air missile that was in use with the British Army and Royal Marines from 1975.
  • Rapier (missile)
    Rapier is a British surface-to-air missile developed for the RAF Regiment and the British Army.
  • Fairey Stooge
    Fairey Aviation's Stooge was a command guided surface-to-air missile (SAM) development project carried out in the United Kingdom starting in World War II.
  • Javelin (surface-to-air missile)
    Javelin is a British, man-portable surface-to-air missile, formerly used by the British Army and Canadian Army.
  • Starburst (missile)
    Starburst is a British man-portable surface-to-air missile produced by Shorts Missile Systems of Belfast (since 2002 known as Thales Air Defence Limited).
  • Blue Envoy
    Blue Envoy (a Rainbow code name) was a British project to develop a ramjet-powered surface-to-air missile during the 1950s.
  • Sea Cat
    Seacat was a British short-range surface-to-air missile system intended to replace the ubiquitous Bofors 40 mm gun aboard warships of all sizes.
  • Sea Slug (missile)
    Seaslug was a first generation surface-to-air missile designed by Armstrong Whitworth (later part of the Hawker Siddeley group) for use by the Royal Navy.
  • Sea Wolf (missile)
    Sea Wolf is a naval guided missile system designed and built by BAC, later to become British Aerospace (BAe) Dynamics (now MBDA).
  • Thunderbird (missile)
    The English Electric Thunderbird was a British surface-to-air missile produced for the British Army.
  • Starstreak
    Starstreak is a British short range man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) manufactured by Thales Air Defence (formerly Shorts Missile Systems), in Belfast.
  • CAMM (missile family)
    The CAMM (Common Anti-Air Modular Missile) series is a family of surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles developed by MBDA for the United Kingdom.