The
U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company an additional $149 millionfor 74
Standard Missile-6 all up rounds, spares, containers and services. When
combined with the nearly $110 million long-lead material purchase made
in March 2015, the total full-rate production contract for Fiscal Year
2015-2016 is $259 million. Future contract modifications include options
which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract
to nearly $563 million.
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"The
SM-6 has advanced capabilities and speed," said Mike Campisi, SM-6
senior program director. "Combatant commanders want their deployed
ships armed with as many of these interceptors as possible, and we're
ramping up production to meet that need."
SM-6 is a surface-to-air supersonic missile capable of successfully
engaging manned and unmanned aerial vehicles and fixed- and rotary-wing
aircraft. It also defends against land-attack and anti-ship cruise missiles
in flight.
The SM-6 deployed for the first time in 2013, and Raytheon has delivered
more than 160 missiles. The missile's final assembly takes place at
Raytheon's state-of-the-art SM-6 and SM-3 all-up-round production facility
at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala.
About the Standard Missile-6
SM-6 delivers a proven over-the-horizon air defense capability by leveraging
the time-tested advantages of the Standard Missile's airframe and propulsion
-- The SM-6 uses both active and semiactive guidance modes and advanced
fuzing techniques.
-- It incorporates the advanced signal processing and guidance control
capabilities from Raytheon's Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile. |
