Sea Dart
Designed in the 1960s, Sea Dart provides limited effectiveness against emerging stressing 21st century threats. A program of modifications to upgrade Sea Dart so that it can deal more effectively with modern threats such as sea-skimming and high-diving missiles is underway. The upgrade equipping Sea Dart with infrared fuses was originally forecast to come into service in 1993 but is running eight years late, primarily due to technical difficulties. It is currently forecast to come into service in mid-2001 at a cost of £43 million. This delay has contributed to the anti-air capability shortfall.
