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Blue Steel

Missile · UK

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Blue Steel
Blue Steel

British air-to-surface missile.

Maximum range: 320 km (190 mi). Number Standard Warheads: 1. Warhead yield: 1,000 KT. Boost Propulsion: Storable liquid rocket. Maximum speed: 2,260 kph (1,400 mph). Initial Operational Capability: 1962. Total Number Built: 100.

Country
UK