TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy
authorized ships in the Aegis Combat Weapon System baselines 5.3
and 3.A.0 series to carry the Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) Standard
Missile-6. The authorization expands the missile's use from five
ships to more than 35 ships.
"SM-6 is the longest range integrated air and missile defense
interceptor deployed, and its multi-role capabilities are
unprecedented," said Mike Campisi,
Standard Missile-6 senior program director. "Its use is
transforming how we define fleet defense."
Raytheon has delivered more than 130 missiles to the U.S. Navy,
which deployed SM-6 for the first time in December 2013.
SM-6 is a surface-to-air supersonic missile capable of
successfully engaging manned and unmanned aerial vehicles and
fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. It also defends against
land-attack and anti-ship cruise missiles in flight.
Final assembly takes place at Raytheon's state-of-the-art SM-6
and SM-3 all-up-round production facility at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala.
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 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.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2013 sales of
$24
billion and 63,000 employees worldwide, is a
technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, security
and civil markets throughout the world. With a history of
innovation spanning 92 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 cyber security 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.
Raytheon Company
Missile Systems
Tucson, Ariz.
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