China and Russia are Building Lots of Ship-Killer Missiles. The Navy Has Plans to Counter Them.
The Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile Block II, or ESSM, is a new version of an existing Sea Sparrow weapons system currently protecting aircraft carriers, destroyers, cruisers, amphibious assault ships and other vessels against anti-ship missiles and other surface and airborne short-range threats to ships. China and Russia are Building Lots of Ship-Killer Missiles. The Navy Has Plans to Counter Them. The U.S. Navy and numerous NATO partners are firing a new, high-tech ship defense weapon that can identify, track and attack maneuvering anti-ship ...
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