Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile

The Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) is a development of the Sea Sparrow missile used to protect ships from attacking missiles and aircraft. ESSM is designed to counter supersonic maneuvering anti-ship missiles. Compared to the Sea Sparrow, ESSM has a larger, more powerful engine for increased range and agility, as well as upgraded aerodynamics using strakes and skid-to-turn. In addition, ESSM takes advantage of the latest missile guidance technology, with different versions for Aegis/SPY-1, Sewaco/APAR, and traditional target illumination all-the-way. ESSM also has the ability to be "quad-packed" in the Mk 41 VLS system, allowing four times the number of Sea Sparrow to be carried. Image File history File links Evolved_Sea_Sparrow_Missile. ... Image File history File links Evolved_Sea_Sparrow_Missile. ... A RIM-7 Sea Sparrow being launched from the USS Essex (LHD-2) The AIM-7 Sparrow is a medium-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile operated by the USAF, US Navy, and USMC as well as various allied air forces. ... RBS-15 missile launched from a Sisu missile carriage. ... USS Lake Champlain, a Ticonderoga-class Aegis guided missile cruiser, launched in 1987. ... The AN/SPY-1 is a US naval radar system manufactured by Lockheed Martin. ... APAR AESA An Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA), also known as active phased array radar is a revolutionary type of radar whose transmitter and receiver functions are composed of numerous small transmit/receive (T/R) modules that each scan a small fixed area, negating the need for a moving antenna. ... Categories: Stub ...

ESSM will be used by many allied countries. The first country to achieve operational status for ESSM was Australia. Other countries wichalso integrated the ESSM are The Netherlands. Other countries in the process of integrating ESSM are Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Norway, Spain and Turkey.

Specifications (RIM-162A)

• Length: 3.66 m (144 in)
• Diameter: 0.254 m (10 in)
• Weight: 280 kg (620 lb)
• Speed: Mach 4+
• Range: 50+ km (27+ nm)
• Warhead: 39 kg (66 lb) blast-fragmentation

See also

• List of missiles

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