WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE,
N.M., June 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
The U.S. Navy's USS Desert Ship (LLS-1) crew fired a Raytheon
Company (NYSE: RTN) Standard Missile-6 at a medium-range supersonic
target, successfully engaging the simulated 'over-the-horizon'
threat. This mission was the next in a test series for Naval
Integrated Fire Control – Counter Air (NIFC-CA), a program designed
to link U.S. Navy ships and airborne sensors into a single
network.
"This flight test is yet another demonstration of SM-6 providing
the U.S. Navy with critical defensive capabilities against emerging
threats," said Capt. Michael Ladner,
Program Executive Office, Integrated Weapon Systems (PEO IWS) 3.0
Surface Ship Weapons major program manager.
During over-the-horizon test scenarios, the shooting ship uses
information from off-board sensors - other ships or airborne
sensors - to support launching the missile and engaging the
target.
"This weapon multiplies the amount of defended space the U.S.
Navy can protect," said Mike
Campisi, Raytheon's Standard Missile-6 senior program
director. "The ships can now use data from remote sensors to
support the engagement of targets. Sailors can now launch at
threats much sooner than ever before."
Deployed today, the SM-6 provides U.S. Navy vessels extended
range protection against fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned
aerial vehicles and cruise missiles as part of the NIFC-CA mission
area.
In May 2015, Raytheon delivered
the first full-rate production SM-6 from its $75-million, 70,000-square-foot SM-6 and Standard
Missile-3 all-up-round production facility at Redstone Arsenal in
Huntsville, Ala. SM-6
full-rate production is funded through a PEO IWS Surface Ship
Weapons firm fixed-price contract.
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 semi-active 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.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of
$23 billion and 61,000 employees
worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in
defense, civil government and cybersecurity markets throughout the
world. With a history of innovation spanning 93 years, Raytheon
provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration
and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and
command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well
as cybersecurity and a broad range of mission support services.
Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham,
Mass. For more about Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com
and follow us on Twitter @Raytheon.
About PEO IWS
Program Executive Office Integrated
Warfare Systems is the world leader for dominant naval combat
systems and provides sea power to the hands of Sailors. PEO IWS
develops, delivers, and sustains operationally dominant combat
systems for U.S. Sailors and Marines.
Media Contacts
Heather
Uberuaga
+1.520.891.8421
rmspr@raytheon.com
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