RIM-162 ESSM
| RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) | |
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| 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, UAE and the US |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Raytheon |
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| 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+ |
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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. 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.