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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the ship-launched sam / naval aaw category.
01 / Overview
Sea Dart
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1973–2012
Quantity
2,000
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
SHIP-LAUNCHED SAM / NAVAL AAW · COLD WAR
3
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
75
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the ship-launched sam / naval aaw category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General1MOD.1
- Service Entry Year1973
◈Guidance1MOD.1
- Guidance TypeSemi-Active Radar
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1973Production started
- 1982First deployment: Falklands War
- 2012Production ended
53
years in service
39
years in production
2,000
units produced
2
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
SHIP-LAUNCHED SAM / NAVAL AAW RANKING Ship-launched SAM / Naval AAW · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
7SHIP-LAUNCHED SAM / NAVAL AAW3COLD WAR · SHIP-LAUNCHED SAM / NAVAL AAW203UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS6PERFORMANCE/PRICE · SHIP-LAUNCHED SAM / NAVAL AAW
ⓘ Rankings are within theShip-launched SAM / Naval AAWcategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
A guidance method where a missile uses radar reflections from an external illuminator, typically a ground or airborne radar, to track and intercept a target.
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