TUCSON, Ariz., May 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
Company's (NYSE: RTN) Standard Missile-6 program has moved from
low-rate to full-rate production, clearing the path for
significantly increased production numbers and focus on further
cost-reduction opportunities.
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.
"SM-6 is proven against a broad range of advanced threats, which
makes it very valuable to Combatant Commanders who need and want
that flexibility," said Mike
Campisi, Standard Missile-6 senior program director.
"Full-rate production allows us to significantly ramp up production
and deliver to the U.S. Navy the quantities it needs to further
increase operational effectiveness."
The first full-rate production round was delivered to the U.S.
Navy from Raytheon's state-of-the-art SM-6 and SM-3 all-up-round
production facility at Redstone
Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala.
Prior to final assembly, a majority of the SM-6's section level
assembly and testing development took place at Raytheon's subsystem
center factory in Tucson,
Ariz.
Raytheon has delivered more than 180 missiles to the U.S. Navy,
which deployed SM-6 for the first time in December 2013.
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 2014 sales of
$23 billion and 61,000 employees
worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in
defense, security and civil markets throughout the world. With a
history of innovation spanning 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 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
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