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RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM)

Type	Medium-range surface-to-air missile
Service history
In service	February 2004 aboard USS Chafee
Production history
Manufacturer	Raytheon
Produced	September 1998
Specifications
Weight	620 lb (280 kg)
Length	12 ft (3. A surface to air missile ( SAM) or ground-to-air missile ( GTAM) is a Missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy Aircraft This is a list of Aviation -related events from 2004: Events January 2 - Several British Airways flights from Raytheon Company ( is a major American Defense contractor and industrial corporation with core Manufacturing concentrations in Defense systems This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1998: Events Cirrus Aircraft successfully flight-tests the CAPS ballistic emergency 66 m)
Diameter	10 in (254 mm)

Warhead	66 lb (39 kg) blast-fragmentation
Detonation mechanism	Proximity fuse

Engine	Mk 143 Mod 0 solid fuel rocket
Operational range	27+ nm (50+ km)
Speed	Mach 4+
Guidance system	Midcourse datalink Terminal semi-active radar homing
Launch platform	Mk 41 VLS (RIM-162A/B) Mk 48 VLS (RIM-162C) Mk 29 box launcher (RIM-162D)

The RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) is a development of the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile used to protect ships from attacking missiles and aircraft. A proximity fuze (also called a VT fuze for "variable time" is a fuze that is designed to detonate an explosive device automatically when the distance A propellant is a material that is used to move ("propel" an object In Telecommunication a data link is the means of connecting one location to another for the purpose of transmitting and receiving digital information Semi-active radar homing, or SARH, is a common type of Missile guidance system perhaps the most common type for longer range air-to-air and Surface-to-air Sea Sparrow was developed from the AIM-7 Sparrow Air-to-air missile as a lightweight "point defense" weapon that could be retrofitted to existing ships A missile (see also pronunciation differences) is a self-propelled explosive Projectile used as a weapon towards a target A ship /ʃɪp/ is a large vessel that floats on water Ships are generally distinguished from Boats based on size ESSM is designed to counter supersonic maneuvering anti-ship missiles. For other uses see Supersonic. The term supersonic is used to define a speed that is over the Speed of sound ( Mach 1 Anti-ship missiles are a Missile designed for use against Ships Most anti-ship missiles are of the Sea-skimming type and use a combination of Compared to the Sea Sparrow, ESSM has a larger, more powerful rocket motor for increased range and agility, as well as upgraded aerodynamics using strakes and skid-to-turn. A rocket engine is a Jet engine that uses only Propellant mass for forming its high speed propulsive jet. A strake is part of a Boat or Ship. It is a horizontal strip of wooden planking or steel plating on the exterior hull of a vessel running longitudinally Skid-to-turn is an aeronautical vehicle reference for how such a vehicle may be turned 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. The Aegis combat system is an integrated weapons system used by the United States Navy. History APAR (Active Phased Array Radar is a shipborne multi-function Radar (more specifically an Active Electronically Scanned Array) developed 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. A Vertical Launching System ( VLS) is a type of Missile -firing system used aboard the Submarines and surface vessels of several navies around the

ESSM will be used by many allied countries. The first country to achieve operational status for ESSM after the United States was Australia. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Other countries which also integrated the ESSM are Denmark, The Netherlands, Germany and Norway. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Other countries in the process of integrating ESSM are Canada, New Zealand, Greece, Japan, Spain and Turkey. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches

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