Comparing Sea Dart with the naval S-300F family

Was the naval S-300F a better surface-to-air missile system than Sea Dart?

It depends on the variant: Sea Dart compares well with early S-300F, while later S-300FM versions may have the advantage.

The tentative comparison favours Sea Dart over early Fort/S-300F, especially after Sea Dart's post-Falklands improvements. Later S-300FM receives the opposite assessment and is thought likely to be better. These are recollections rather than a checked performance comparison, so the exact version matters. Sea Dart's service from 1973 to 2012 also spans substantial development, making a single fixed comparison misleading.