The RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile 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
An ESSM is launched from a Mk 29 launcher aboard USS Carl Vinson
A crane lifts an ESSM quadpack into a Mk 41 launcher aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell
Semi-active radar homing is a common type of missile guidance system, perhaps the most common type for longer-range air-to-air and surface-to-air missile systems. The name refers to the fact that the
Figure 1. Semi-active radar homing flight path geometry.
9B-1101K, inertial semi-active homing head for R-27R missiles.