RIM-7 Sea Sparrow

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The first official photos have appeared showing a Soviet-era ground-based air defense system upgraded with Western surface-to-air missiles — a so-called ‘FrankenSAM.’ The images, published by Ukraine’s Operational Command East, show a tracked self-propelled Buk-M1 system — known in the West as SA-11 Gadfly — which is said to have been adapted to fire the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow, a missile that previously provided point defense for numerous NATO and allied warships.

Ukraine’s FrankenSAM That Uses RIM-7 Sea Sparrow Missiles Breaks Cover Ukraine’s FrankenSAM That Uses RIM-7 Sea Sparrow Missiles Breaks Cover

By Thomas Newdick

May 28 1:59 PM EDT

A comprehensive breakdown of what U.S. Navy missiles actually cost.

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By Tyler Rogoway

May 21 12:04 PM EDT

Sea Sparrow Ukraine

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By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Jan 6 4:27 PM EST

What It’s Like To Live And Work Inside White Sands Missile Range

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By Randy Smith

Dec 22 6:00 PM EST

Surface-Launched Version Of The Tomcat’s AIM-54 Phoenix Missile Nearly Armed Cold War Carriers

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By Thomas Newdick

Aug 11 6:30 PM EDT

Canadian Destroyers Had These Totally Wacky Sea Sparrow Missile Launcher Systems

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By Tyler Rogoway

Dec 1 5:57 AM EST

Navy’s Blue Ridge Class Command Ships Once Had This Wacky Air Defense Missile System

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By Tyler Rogoway

Jan 25 5:00 PM EST

Watch The Navy Fire Its New Evolved Sea Sparrow Block II Missile For The First Time

Watch The Navy Fire Its New Evolved Sea Sparrow Block II Missile For The First Time Watch The Navy Fire Its New Evolved Sea Sparrow Block II Missile For The First Time

By Tyler Rogoway

Nov 2 9:13 PM EDT