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Sea Sparrow Missile Tests Go Well

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Monday, June 8th, 2009

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The first fleet firings of a new-configuration Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) went well, the Navy reported. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Port Hueneme successfully conducted Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) engineering tests aboard an aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz (CVN 68), near San Nicholas Island in the Pacific Ocean. Personnel from NSWC Port Hueneme served as test director and test conductor for the event. Tests included two single missile scenarios and featured the first fleet firings of the new…

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