Featured in RIM-7BYThomas NewdickAug 11, 2021ShareSurface-Launched Version Of The Tomcat’s AIM-54 Phoenix Missile Nearly Armed Cold War CarriersThe Sea Phoenix air defense system would have ported the weapons system from the F-14 Tomcat onto Navy flattops. BYThomas NewdickAug 11, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareCanadian Destroyers Had These Totally Wacky Sea Sparrow Missile Launcher SystemsThey had pretty much all the attributes you don’t want in a point defense system, which limited the Iroquois class’ air defense capabilities. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 25, 2018ShareNavy’s Blue Ridge Class Command Ships Once Had This Wacky Air Defense Missile SystemAlthough the ability to fire Sea Sparrow missiles seems impressive, in actuality the system was lacking in almost every regard. BYTyler RogowayJan 25, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 2, 2017ShareWatch The Navy Fire Its New Evolved Sea Sparrow Block II Missile For The First TimeThis new version of the Sea Sparrow features its own active radar seeker that will make fending off swarms of cruise missiles much more plausible. BYTyler RogowayNov 2, 2017Share
BYThomas NewdickAug 11, 2021ShareSurface-Launched Version Of The Tomcat’s AIM-54 Phoenix Missile Nearly Armed Cold War CarriersThe Sea Phoenix air defense system would have ported the weapons system from the F-14 Tomcat onto Navy flattops. BYThomas NewdickAug 11, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareCanadian Destroyers Had These Totally Wacky Sea Sparrow Missile Launcher SystemsThey had pretty much all the attributes you don’t want in a point defense system, which limited the Iroquois class’ air defense capabilities. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 25, 2018ShareNavy’s Blue Ridge Class Command Ships Once Had This Wacky Air Defense Missile SystemAlthough the ability to fire Sea Sparrow missiles seems impressive, in actuality the system was lacking in almost every regard. BYTyler RogowayJan 25, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 2, 2017ShareWatch The Navy Fire Its New Evolved Sea Sparrow Block II Missile For The First TimeThis new version of the Sea Sparrow features its own active radar seeker that will make fending off swarms of cruise missiles much more plausible. BYTyler RogowayNov 2, 2017Share