Sea Wolf (missile)
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Sea Wolf is a naval surface-to-air missile system designed and built by BAC, later to become British Aerospace Dynamics, and now MBDA. It is an automated point-defence weapon system designed as a shor
Type 23 frigate HMS Portland fires a vertical-launch Sea Wolf.
Seawolf (right) replaced Seacat (left). at IMW Duxford
Sea Wolf at RAF Museum Cosford.
Original GWS-25 sextuple launcher on the Type 22 frigate HMS Cumberland.
Rapier (missile)
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Rapier is a surface-to-air missile developed for the British Army to replace their towed Bofors 40/L70 anti-aircraft guns. The system is unusual as it uses a manual optical guidance system, sending gu
A Swiss Air Force Rapier SAM installation with the detached generator set sited approximately 20 metres from the launcher. Fuel is being supplied to the generator from one of the three jerrycans grouped adjacent to it (one in use and two spare).
A Rapier FSC Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) system at Blackheath, London on 2 May 2012
A Republic of Singapore Air Force Rapier SAM system
Blindfire radar unit