Seacat (missile)
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Seacat is a British short-range surface-to-air missile system intended to replace the ubiquitous Bofors 40 mm gun aboard warships of all sizes. It was the world's first operational shipboard point-def
A Seacat missile being fired from the Netherlands frigate HNLMS Evertsen
GWS-20 Seacat launcher aboard HMS Cavalier
Seacat launcher and GWS-22 director on HMNZS Wellington, a Leander-class frigate. The orange dome houses the antenna for transmitting commands to the missile
Tigercat three-missile launcher, with inert training round (right) and transit covers in place
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.