WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE,
N.M., Sept. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
In a first-of-its-kind engagement, a Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN)
Standard Missile-6 linked with an F-35 fighter destroyed a
medium-range, medium-altitude, subsonic target. The USS Desert Ship
(LLS 1), a land-based U.S. Navy Combat System equipped with the
latest AEGIS Baseline, fired the SM-6, which intercepted the
over-the-horizon target, out of sight of its operators.
The mission was the latest in a test series for Naval Integrated
Fire Control – Counter Air, or NIFC-CA, a program designed to link
U.S. Navy ships and various airborne sensors, such as the F-35,
into a single integrated sensor network. During this capability
demonstration, the SM-6 received continuous updates from the
network, including the fighter aircraft, leading to the successful
intercept of the target.
"This test once again demonstrates the multi-dimensional
capability provided by pairing the NIFC-CA system and the
multi-mission SM-6," said Mike
Campisi, SM-6 Senior program director. "By linking SM-6 with
airborne sensors on the F-35 or other aircraft through NIFC-CA, we
help to dominate the combat environment and defeat the threat."
SM-6 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, and an offensive capability against surface targets.
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 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.
- SM-6 delivers multi-mission capability for long range Fleet Air
Defense, Sea-Based Terminal Defense, and Anti-Surface Warfare.
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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