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    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...
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    the RIM-7R Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM). The changes were so extensive that the project was renamed, becoming the RIM-162 ESSM. The ESSM takes...
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    produced to address this concern, producing the larger and more capable RIM-162 ESSM. The Sparrow emerged from a late-1940s United States Navy program to...
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    Ticonderoga cruiser as of 2018 is 12 SM-6s, 3 SM-2ERs, 56 SM-2MRs, 12 RIM-162 ESSMs, 10 SM-3s, 32 Tomahawks, and 6 RUM-139s. In addition, Ticonderogas carry...
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    brought the total number of cells to 16 (they can store a total of 64 RIM-162 ESSM missiles). Additionally, the old AWS-9 3D air search radars in all four...
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    Spanish Ministry of Defence announced the selection of the Raytheon RIM-162 ESSM Block 2 as the ships' primary anti-air self-defence weapon. In March...
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    Harpoon launcher module, or the 12-cell Mark 56 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) Vertical Launching System (VLS). The Absalon-class ships are primarily designed...
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    an upgrade of the STIR fire control system to allow the firing of the RIM-162 ESSM surface-to-air missile was launched. Salamis was the first to be upgraded...
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    area-defence SM-2 Block IIIA and point-defence Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) surface-to-air missiles. The German government contracted for three ships...
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    BGM-109 Tomahawk Cruise Missile Possibly RIM-162 ESSM Block 2 and/or RIM-174 Standard ERAM missiles Planned RIM-66 Standard SM-2 Block 3C 16 × canister-launched...
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    carry RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles (ESSMs), which provide medium-range air defense and are also capable of targeting other ships. ESSM is small...
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    missiles: RIM-66 Standard RIM-156 Standard RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 RIM-174 Standard ERAM RIM-7 Sea Sparrow RIM-162 ESSM CAMM (CAMM, CAMM-ER, CAMM-MR) RIM-116...
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    Exercise Formidable Shield 2021. During the exercise, she fired two RIM-162 ESSM and assisted USS Paul Ignatius in intercepting a ballistic missile using...
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    France, Italy) RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 – (United States) RIM-162 ESSM – (United States) RIM-174 Standard ERAM – (United States) RIM-66 Standard – (United...
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    500 tons Aircraft: 2 × EH-101 or 2 MH-60R helicopters Armament: 36 × RIM-162 ESSM SAM, 16 × Harpoon block II SSM, 1 × 5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun, 4 × MU90...
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  • (SM-1MR/SM-2MR) RIM-67 Standard (SM-1ER/SM-2ER) RIM-113 RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) RIM-162 ESSM RIM-174 Standard...
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    anti-ship missile launchers, one RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile anti-aircraft missile launcher, and eight RIM-162 ESSM vertical launching system cells...
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    missiles and hostile aircraft. These consist of either two or three RIM-7 Sea Sparrow or RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile Mk 29 missile launchers designed for...
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    accompanying ceremony took place on 26 January 2013. On 7 May 2013, the last of 162 superlifts was put in place, bringing the ship to 100 percent structural...
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    16 surface-to-air missiles in the form of the outdated NATO Sea Sparrow (RIM-7). Onboard modern ships the Evolved Sea Sparrow (Block 2 in development)...
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  • (Australian-British) Nulka Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) as part of consortium development of RIM-162 ESSM Precision Strike Missile (American-Australian)...
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    nitride and introducing additional Local Area Defense (LAD) capability. An ESSM SAM VLS is integrated with the FCS-3A. Anti-submarine and Electronic Warfare...
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  • MIM-23 HAWK PL-11 R.511 R.530 R-23 R-33 R-27R RIM-7 Sea Sparrow RIM-8 Talos RIM-66 Standard RIM-162 ESSM RIM-174 Standard ERAM (mid-phase guidance) S-200...
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  • decoy launchers Armament Missiles: 32-cell Mk41 VLS firing: RIM-66 Standard 2 RIM-162 ESSM 2 x 4-canister Naval Strike Missile launchers Torpedoes: 2 x...
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    extensions that will move it closer to medium range naval systems like the RIM-162 ESSM or even the SM-2 Standard. Israel successfully tested the improved Barak...
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    Institute reported that Mason fired two SM-2 Standard missiles and one RIM-162 ESSM missile to intercept the two missiles, and deployed her Nulka missile...
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    the ship can be outfitted with two eight-cell Mk-41 VLS with a mix of RIM-162 ESSM medium and SM-2 long range missiles, as a new 150 kW Laser weapon that...
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    130 mm decoy launchers Armament 5 × StanFlex modules, typically: 3 × 12 RIM-162 ESSM SAM in Mk 48Mod3/ Mk 56 VLS 2 × 8 Harpoon Block II SSM Fixed weapons:...
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    anti-ballistic missile SM-6 surface-to-air missile Type 07 VL-ASROC RIM-162 ESSM Aircraft carried 1 × SH-60K helicopter Aviation facilities Flight deck...
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    32 × RIM-162 ESSM Sea Sparrow PDMS (SAM) or 8 Sea Sparrow PDMS(SAM) Salihreis (F 246), Kemalreis (F 247): 2 × Mk 41 Mod 8 VLS for 64 × RIM-162 ESSM Sea...
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