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 by Stephen Carlson Washington (UPI) Jul 25, 2017
Raytheon Missile Systems has received a $11.5 million contract modification for engineering and technical services for Standard Missile-2 and Standard Missile-6 surface-to-air missiles. The contract will goes toward SM-2 and SM-6 missiles in service with the U.S. Navy, Japan, Denmark, South Korea, Taiwan and Germany. The work includes engineering work for production and integration of the system into Navy and foreign missile platforms. Work will be conducted in Tucson, Ariz. and has an expected completion date of June 2018. Some $11.5 million in Navy research and foreign military sales funding will be obligated upon award. The Standard series, including the SM-2 and SM-6 surface-to-air missiles, are a primary part of the AEGIS Weapon System mounted on Ticonderoga and Arleigh Burke-class Navy warships. Standard missile variants are also in use with 15 allied countries. The SM-2 Block IV in service with the U.S. Navy uses a combination of inertial navigation, semi-active radar from the AWS and an infrared seeker head for terminal guidance on targets. It has a range of over 200 miles and can be turned over to the AWS for autonomous targeting and guidance instructions. The SM-6 is an extended range variant that includes an active-radar seeker head based on the AMRAAM air-to-air missile, giving it improved long-range guidance outside the AWS radar envelope. Both models are also capable of targeting surface vessels and have a limited ability to target short- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles. The SM-3 model of the Standard series is the primary anti-ballistic missile defense system in use by the U.S. Navy.
Israel strikes Gaza after missile across border: armyJerusalem (AFP) July 24, 2017 Israel struck a position of Islamist group Hamas in Gaza on Monday, the army said, hours after a missile was fired across the border from the Palestinian enclave. "An (Israeli) tank targeted a post belonging to the Hamas terror organisation in the southern Gaza Strip" in the early hours of the morning, the army said in a statement. A Hamas security source told AFP on condition of anonymi ... read more Related Links Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com
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