December 30, 2025, 3:02 pm
The Standard Missile-6, officially designated RIM-174 Standard Extended Range Active Missile, or SM-6, is one of the most versatile and advanced naval missiles in service today. Developed by Raytheon for the United States Navy, it was designed to provide a single weapon that could counter a wide range of threats. Unlike earlier generations of the Standard missile family, which were specialized for particular missions, the SM-6 is built for flexibility.
It can engage enemy aircraft, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles in their terminal phase, and in more recent years it has also been adapted for use against ships and land targets.
The idea behind the SM-6 was to give the fleet a weapon that could respond to evolving air and missile threats without needing to design a new missile for every situation. The result is a multi-mission interceptor that can reach long distances, operate under the control of a networked battle system, and deliver precise effects in complex environments.
In this video, Defense Updates analyzes why SM-6 missile is an awesome weapon ?
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