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NATO ESSM Block 2 Successfully Intercepts Test Target

Thursday, July 5th, 2018

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NATO ESSM Block 2 Successfully Intercepts Test Target

Spanish frigate Alvaro de Bazan (F-101) launches an ESSM missile to intercept a simulated enemy missile during the Formidable Shield 17 exercise. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

NATO’s Seasparrow Project Office completed the first successful intercept flight test of the Raytheon [RTN]-built Evolved Seasparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2 with its new active guidance seeker-head, the U.S. Navy said on Thursday.The ESSM Block 2 intercepted a Northrop Grumman [NOC] BQM-74E aerial target. The missile is planned to include both semi-active and active guidance to meet current and potential future threats.Previously, the mission completed two controlled test vehicle flight tests in June 2017. This was the first in a…

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