The RIM-174 Standard Extended Range Active Missile (ERAM), or Standard Missile 6 (SM-6), is a missile in current production for the United States Navy (USN). It was designed for extended-range anti-air warfare (ER-AAW) purposes, providing capability against fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, anti-ship cruise missiles in ...

Jan 24, 2025 · The new design, unveiled during a panel at SNA 2025, shows a new SM-6 Block IB concept with a uniform 21-inch diameter body closely matching the SM-3 Block IIA. The first stage booster is also significantly longer.

Jan 29, 2025 · Key Points and Summary: Raytheon’s SM-6 Block 1B is the latest evolution in naval missile technology, featuring a new 21-inch airframe, a powerful dual-pulse rocket motor, and a cutting-edge AIM-120D-3 radar seeker.

Jul 5, 2024 · This week, U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornets participating in RIMPAC 2024 revealed to the public what was already seen in the shadows; an air-launched variant of the Standard Missile 6 (SM-6). The adapted missile broke cover in 2021 on a VX-31 Test and Evaluation F/A-18F.

Jan 26, 2025 · The Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) family, also known as the RIM-174, is one of the Navy’s primary air defense systems, capable of intercepting cruise missiles, ballistic missiles (during the terminal or reentry phase), and both manned and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Jan 13, 2025 · 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 ...

Jan 18, 2024 · Also known as the Strategic Mid-Range Fires System, its Tomahawk and SM-6 missiles cover the range gap of 310 to 1,800 miles between the MDTF’s Precision Strike Missile and Dark Eagle Long-Range ...

Jul 5, 2024 · US Navy fighter aircraft were recently spotted carrying an air-launched variant of the SM-6 missile. The ship-fired SM-6 only recently saw combat for the first time during the counter-Houthi...

Jan 16, 2025 · Raytheon, an RTX business, has been awarded a $333 million contract from the US Navy to produce Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) Block IA missiles. As disclosed, Raytheon’s missile supports anti-air and anti-surface warfare and sea-based terminal ballistic missile defense.

Jan 10, 2025 · In October 2022, the State Department approved the foreign military sale of SM-6 Block I missiles to the government of Japan, with Raytheon as principal contractor. The transaction was estimated...