Missile supports anti-air, anti-surface
warfare and sea-based terminal ballistic missile defense in one
solution
TUCSON,
Ariz., Jan. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an
RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded a $333
million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce Standard
Missile-6 (SM-6) Block IA missiles.
"SM-6 has a proven performance, and this contract is an
important step for providing this urgently needed weapon to our
armed forces," said Barbara
Borgonovi, president of Naval Power at Raytheon. "Raytheon
continues to work closely with our customers to ensure our military
has an unfair advantage at sea and to keep our adversaries
guessing."
Deployed on U.S. Navy ships, SM-6 delivers a proven,
over-the-horizon offensive and defensive capability by leveraging
the time-tested Standard Missile airframe and propulsion system.
It's the only missile that supports anti-air and anti-surface
warfare and sea-based terminal ballistic missile defense in one
solution, enabling the U.S. and its allies to cost-effectively
increase the offensive might of surface forces.
SM-6 has been successfully fired from various U.S. Navy ships,
unmanned vessels, and launchers on land. In March 2024, SM-6 demonstrated its anti-missile
capabilities by successfully intercepting a medium-range
ballistic missile target at sea during the Flight Test Aegis Weapon
System (FTM)-32 exercise.
Production under this contract will be completed at Raytheon
facilities in Tucson, Ariz.,
Huntsville, Ala., Andover, Mass., and Dine, N.M. with expected
completion by 2027.
About Raytheon
Raytheon, an RTX business, is a leading provider of defense
solutions to help the U.S. government, our allies and partners
defend their national sovereignty and ensure their security. For
more than 100 years, Raytheon has developed new technologies and
enhanced existing capabilities in integrated air and missile
defense, smart weapons, missiles, advanced sensors and radars,
interceptors, space-based systems, hypersonics and missile defense
across land, air, sea and space.
About RTX
With more than 185,000 global employees, RTX pushes the limits of
technology and science to redefine how we connect and protect our
world. Through industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace,
Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon – we are advancing aviation,
engineering integrated defense systems, and developing
next-generation technology solutions and manufacturing to help
global customers address their most critical challenges. The
company, with 2023 sales of $69
billion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
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