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US Navy receives first Standard Missile-6 from Raytheon
TUCSON (BNS): Raytheon has announced the delivery of the first Standard Missile-6 production to US Navy on Monday.
Now the US Navy has a missile that provides an umbrella of protection against the full spectrum of air threats," Frank Wyatt, vice president of Raytheon's Air and Missile Defence Systems product line said.
SM-6 leverages the legacy Standard Missile airframe and propulsion elements while incorporating the advanced signal processing and guidance control capabilities of Raytheon's Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile.
This missile can use both active and semi-active modes, giving the war-fighter an enhanced ability to reach remote targets.
Five years ago, Raytheon had received the contract from US Navy for the delivery of Standard Missile-6.
US Navy receives first Standard Missile-6 from Raytheon - Brahmand.com
