The
U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company $270 million to exercise fiscal 2016
options for Standard Missile-6 production and spares requirements. "U.S.
Navy commanders want both capability and flexibility to meet a wide
variety of missions, and that's exactly what SM-6 offers,"
said Mike Campisi, Standard Missile-6 senior program director. "Its
use is transforming defense." |
Raytheon has delivered
more than 250 missiles to the U.S. Navy, which deployed SM-6 for the
first time in 2013.
In recent testing, SM-6 has shown expanded mission capability in three
key areas: Anti-Air Warfare, Sea-Based Terminal and Anti-Surface Warfare.
The tri-mission capability of SM-6 continues to emphasize its value
by providing additional capability beyond its original intended mission.
The final assembly of SM-6 takes place at Raytheon's state-of-the-art
production facility at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala.
About the Standard Missile-6
SM-6 delivers a multi-mission, 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.
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