Introduction:
U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company $270 million to exercise fiscal 2016 options for Standard Missile-6 production and spares requirements.
Features:
SM-6 delivers a multi-mission, 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.
Raytheon has delivered more than 250 missiles to the U.S. Navy. The final assembly of SM-6 takes place at Raytheon's state-of-the-art production facility at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala.
Specifications:
| Company Name | Raytheon |
| Contract Received From | U.S. Navy |
| Location | United States |
| Type | Standard Missile-6 |
| Estimated Cost | $270 Million |
Source : raytheon.mediaroom.com
