The cruiser Lake Erie fires an SM-3 Block 1B in 2013. (U.S. Navy) Raytheon is investing in its Standard Missile 3 lines to accelerate the production rate of the U.S. Navy weapon, as global ...

The SM-3 became combat proven in April 2024 countering missile attacks on Israel from Iran. The SM-3 Block IIA also played a key role in the Missile Defense Agency's first test of an initial ...

The cruiser Lake Erie fires an SM-3 Block 1B in 2013. (U.S. Navy) ...

Learn about the $900 million SM-6 Block I Missile FMS request made by Japan and the State Department's approval of it.

While Japan is in the process of massively up-gunning itself with other U.S. weapons, the SM-6 represents a specific strategic capability against ...

A zoomed image of the SM ... 3 Block IIA. The first stage booster is also significantly longer. [Click to expand] PEO IWS slide at SNA 2025. NAVSEA image. Previous SM-6 Block IB concepts have shown a ...

In December, the US Missile Defense ... fire the same SM-3 and SM-6 interceptors that are in high demand – and short supply – across the US armed forces. Raytheon builds just a dozen of the latest ...

He said GBIs were never meant to stand alone and called for the inclusion of SM-3 block IIA missiles and the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-ballistic missile system. “When viewed from ...

The USN has placed a $333 million contract with Raytheon, an RTX company, for SM-6 Block IA missiles, also designated as the RIM-174 Standard extended range active missile. Deployed on USN ships, SM-6 ...

By: Mykhailo Stoliar | 16.01.2025, 08:51 ...