On Jul 24, 12:35 am, Henry J Cobb wrote:
wrote:
These include Ship-launched versions that use the rocket
motor and airframe from Evolved Sea Sparrow.
Which basically makes it an Evolved Sea Sparrow with an
AMRAAM seeker head. See:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs...plckController...

Don't you have to delete the Medium Range term if you're not firing it
from on high?

ASAM I am.

-HJC

Since Evolved Sea Sparrow has a rang of approx 50km, (more than IHAWK
or Standard SM-1) doesn't it qualify as an area-defense system now, as
opposed to a point defense system?