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RIM-162 ESSM
Medium-range surface-to-air missile / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) is a development of the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile used to protect ships from attacking missiles and aircraft.[8] ESSM is designed to counter supersonic maneuvering anti-ship missiles. ESSM also has the ability to be "quad-packed" in the Mark 41 Vertical Launch System, allowing up to four ESSMs to be carried in a single cell.
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RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) | |
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Type | Medium-range surface-to-air missile Surface-to-surface missile[1] |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 2004[1] |
Used by | Australia, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, and the US[2] |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Raytheon |
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Produced | September 1998 |
No. built | 2000th missile delivered 2 August 2012[4] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 620 lb (280 kg) |
Length | 12 ft (3.66 m) |
Diameter | 10 in (254 mm) |
Warhead | 86 lb (39 kg) blast-fragmentation |
Detonation mechanism | Proximity fuze |
Engine | Mk 134 Mod 0 solid fuel rocket |
Operational range | 27 nmi+ (50 km+)[5] |
Maximum speed | Mach 4+[5] |
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