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- The Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) is a multi-mission missile capable of antiair warfare, terminal ballistic missile defense, and antiship strike roles. It uses a blast-fragmentation warhead to engage these threats in the endo-atmosphere. The U.S. Navy has also upgraded the SM-6 to perform strike missions.
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The SM-6 offers extended range over previous SM-2 series missiles, primarily being able to intercept very high altitude or sea-skimming anti-ship missiles, and is also capable of performing terminal phase ballistic missile defense. The SM-6 can also function as a high-speed anti-ship missile.
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After the development of the SM-2 Block IV, the Navy turned its attention to the development of an active-radiofrequency seeker to continue to expand its capability for over-the-horizon engagement.2 By 2003, the Navy had settled on what would become the SM-6, which at the time was referred to as the Extended Range Active Missile (ERAM).3 The ERAM o...
The body of the SM-6 combines the solid rocket booster and dual thrust rocket motors of the SM-3 series, the airframe of the SM-2 series, and the seeker and nosecone of an Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM).18 Within the Standard family, one unique feature of the SM-6 is its active seeker for terminal guidance, adapted from the AMRAA...
The first version of the Standard Missile-6 became operational in December 2014 and, in January 2015, the Navy authorized the expansion of its use from five to more than 35 ships by certifying its use on non-Baseline 9 ships.24 In 2015, the Navy tested the first upgrade to the missile known as either the Dual I or Increment I. The SM-6 Dual I can i...
Because of its blast fragmentation warhead and terminal guidance systems based on GPS, multiple commanders in the Navy have also suggested that the SM-6 Dual I could be used to strike land-based targets and even provide an offensive capability against other fleets. 31 In February 2016, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter revealed the U.S. Navy’s intent...
Aug 5, 2016 · The Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) is a long-range missile based on the SM-2 Block IV. The main difference between the SM-2 Block IV and SM-6 is that the latter features extended range and an active radar homing seeker based on the AIM-120 AMRAAM air to air missile’s seeker.
Jul 16, 2021 · The Standard Missile-6 (SM-6), also known as RIM-174, is a ship-launched anti-air and anti-surface interceptor missile developed by Raytheon Company. The SM-6 is part of Raytheon’s STANDARD missile family, which also includes Standard Missile-1, Standard Missile-2 and Standard Missile-3.
The SM-6 ® missile is three missiles in one. It's the only weapon that can perform anti-air warfare, anti-surface warfare and ballistic missile defense or sea-based terminal missions. The Navy’s signature system fuses the best missile technology available into a modern weapon.
Combining an AMRAAM active seeker onto the proven STANDARD Missile airframe - both of which were also produced by Raytheon - SM-6 provides an extended range anti-air warfare capability both...
Mar 12, 2020 · A U.S. Navy document that cryptically describes a versatile and powerful new missile likely offers the first confirmation of the hypersonic speed and newly acquired, antisurface-warfare role for...
