"SM-6
is the longest range integrated air and missile defense interceptor
deployed, and its multi-role capabilities are unprecedented," said
Mike Campisi, Standard Missile-6 senior program director. "Its
use is transforming how we define fleet defense."
Raytheon has delivered more than 130 missiles to the U.S. Navy, which
deployed SM-6 for the first time in December 2013.
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.
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. |
