The RIM-7 Sea Sparrow is a U.S. ship-borne short-range anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapon system, primarily intended for defense against anti-ship missiles. The system was developed in the early 1960s from the AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile as a lightweight "point-defense" weapon that could be retrofitted to existing ships as quickly as possible, often in place of existing gun-based anti-aircraft weapons

Type : Surface-to-air missile

Place of origin : United States of America

In service : 1976–present

Manufacturer : Raytheon and General Dynamics

Unit cost : $165,400

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