PACIFIC MISSILE FIRING RANGE, Hawaii, Aug. 3,
2015 /PRNewswire/ -- In a first-of-its-kind test, the
U.S. Navy fired a Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) Standard Missile-6,
intercepting and destroying a short-range ballistic missile target
at sea. The successful U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) test
proved a modified SM-6 can eliminate threat ballistic missiles in
their final seconds of flight.
"SM-6 is the only missile in the world that can do both anti-air
warfare and ballistic missile defense from sea," said Dr.
Taylor W. Lawrence, president
of Raytheon Missile Systems. "U.S. Navy commanders want both
capability and flexibility to meet a wide variety of missions, and
that's exactly what SM-6 offers."
MDA's Sea-Based Terminal (SBT) program will protect against
ballistic threats in their terminal phase of flight using SM-6
missiles integrated into the Aegis Weapon System. Called SM-6 Dual
1, it's on track to achieve initial operating capability in
2016.
Following SM-6's interception of a ballistic missile target,
three additional test events were conducted. During the series, the
U.S. Navy fired two additional SM-6s in anti-air warfare roles.
Both missiles successfully engaged cruise missile
targets. The U.S. Navy also fired a Standard Missile-2 Block
IV that successfully intercepted its target, validating this
weapon's current capability to stop short-range ballistic missiles
in their terminal phase of flight.
Raytheon is a world leader in missile defense systems, including
the battle-proven Patriot air and missile defense system; the SM-3
ballistic missile destroyer; the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV),
and AN/TPY-2, the world's most advanced ballistic missile defense
radar. Learn more here.
About 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.
- SM-6 uses both active and semi-active guidance modes and
advanced fuzing techniques.
- The missile 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 www.raytheon.com and
follow us on Twitter @raytheon.
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