Mexico Approved to Purchase ESSM
On August 9, the United States Department of State approved a Mexican purchase of six tactical Evolved Seasparrow Missiles (ESSM), two ESSM telemetry missiles, an MK56 8-cell vertical launching system (VLS), eight MK30 canisters, and eight MK783 shipping containers, along with various supporting materials. The systems will be mounted on the Dutch-manufactured Sigma 10514-class frigate....
