ESSM Block 2 Intercepts Aerial Target

NATO’s Evolved Seasparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2 has completed a successful flight test intercept of a BQM-74E aerial target, the U.S. Navy says. This is the first flight test using the new Block 2 active guidance seeker-head. ESSM Block 2 employs both semi-active and active guidance to combat both...

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