NATO Sea Sparrow consortium hosts industry day for new missile variant

By Nick Wilson / August 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The U.S. Navy and international partners are considering developing a new missile variant to serve as a successor to the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile Block II, which is currently used by 12 North Atlantic Alliance nations to defend warships from ballistic and cruise missiles. The U.S. Navy and the NATO Sea Sparrow Project Office will hold an industry day on Oct. 14 in Washington to brief industry on efforts to design and develop a new ESSM variant, according to a...

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