RIM-162 ESSM

RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM)
RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM)
Type	Medium-range surface-to-air missile ; Surface-to-surface missile
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	2004
Used by	Australia, Canada,Chile, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, and the US
Production history
Manufacturer	Raytheon
Unit cost	US$956,000 (FY2016); US$1,795,000 (FY2021) (average);
Produced	September 1998
No. built	2000th missile delivered 2 August 2012
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+)
Maximum speed	Mach 4+
Guidance; system	Mid-course update datalink; Terminal semi-active radar homing for Block 1, dual semi-active/active radar homing for Block 2;
Launch; platform	Mk 41 VLS (RIM-162A/B); Mk 48 VLS (RIM-162C); Mk 56 VLS; Mk 57 VLS (RIM-162F); Mk 29 box launcher (RIM-162D/G);

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. 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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