英国宇航公司将根据与英国国防部签订的14.5亿美元的合同,设计、研制和生产一定数量的改进型长剑地空导弹。 新的改进型导弹称做长剑2000,将于九十年代中期在英国陆军和皇家空军服役。 这种导弹系统最初将部署在三辆牵引试拖车上。一辆拖车装载一部由普莱赛公司研制的新型三维监视雷达。另一辆拖车装载一部处理能力很强的先进盲射跟踪雷达。第三辆拖车装载一个光电跟踪系统和一个可装8 British Aerospace will design, develop and manufacture a number of improved Sword SAMs under the $ 1.45 billion contract with the Department of Defense. The new modified missile, called Sword 2000, will serve in the British Army and RAF in the mid-1990s. This missile system will initially be deployed on three towing test trailers. A trailer loaded with a new three-dimensional surveillance radar developed by Plessey. The other trailer is loaded with a sophisticated blind-tracking radar that handles very well. The third trailer is loaded with a photoelectric tracking system and a loadable 8