The RIM-7 Sea Sparrow is a United States ship-borne short-range anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapon system, developed in the early 1960s from the AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile as a lightweight point-defense weapon that could be retrofitted onto existing warships. Built by Raytheon and General Dynamics, it entered service in 1976 and remains an important part of layered naval air defense, particularly effective against sea-skimming anti-ship missiles. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Weapon ClassShip-borne anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapon system 1 Introduced Year Classification
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1. Wikipedia: RIM-7 Sea Sparrow
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service = 1976-present
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is a United States ship-borne short-range anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapon system
View the Source2. Wikidata: RIM-7 Sea Sparrow
Wikidata Q602715, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source RIM-7 Sea Sparrow (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q602715 (P729 service entry): 1976Quote, Wikidata Q602715 (P729 service entry): 1976
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1976.
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