USS Ford to be protected by ESSM Block 2

The U.S. Navy is now preparing to install defensive weapon systems aboard its newest aircraft carrier – USS Ford – and the ship will be protected by the new RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2.

US Navy 100723-N-2953W-229 An Evolved Sea Sparrow missile is launched from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adrian White [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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