TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S.
Department of Defense has approved the release of Raytheon
Company's (NYSE: RTN) Standard Missile-6 to several international
customers. Many of the approved countries are seeking the
multi-mission SM-6 to bolster their shipbuilding programs.
SM-6 currently provides U.S. Navy vessels with extended-range
protection against fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial
vehicles, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles in the terminal
phase of flight. Earlier this year the missile was also
successfully tested as an offensive effector against targets on the
ocean's surface.
"International navies are seeking the level of sophisticated
protection that SM-6 provides," said Mike
Campisi, Standard Missile-6 senior program director. "The
flexibility of this multi-mission effector drives significant
savings for our partners and allies; it's the exact opposite of a
boutique missile."
SM-6 continues to go further and faster. It shattered the record
for the longest range surface-to-air intercept in September of this
year – a milestone it set, and broke, twice before.
In April 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, Alabama. Raytheon has currently
delivered more than 300 SM-6 missiles with continuing
production.
About Standard Missile-6
SM-6 delivers proven
over-the-horizon, air defense through the time-tested advantages of
the Standard Missile's airframe and propulsion.
- SM-6 delivers multi-mission capability for long range Fleet Air
Defense, Sea-Based Terminal Defense, and Anti-Surface Warfare.
- 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 2015 sales of
$23 billion and 61,000 employees, is
a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil
government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of
innovation spanning 94 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration,
C5I™ products and services, sensing, effects, and
mission support for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon
is headquartered in Waltham,
Massachusetts. Follow us on Twitter @Raytheon.
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