| Standard Missile |
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Description
Medium-long range shipboard surface-to-air missile. |
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Background
STANDARD Missile 2 (SM-2) is the U.S. Navy's primary surface-to-air air defense weapon. It is an integral part of the AEGIS Weapon System (AWS) aboard Ticonderoga-class cruisers and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, and is launched from the MK 41 Vertical Launcher System (VLS). Its primary mission is fleet area air defense and ship self defense, but it also has demonstrated an extended area air defense projection capability and it has a secondary anti-surface ship mission. The SM-2 uses tail controls and a solid fuel rocket motor for propulsion and maneuverability. All variants are guided by inertial navigation and mid-course commands from AWS using semi-active radar or an IR sensor for terminal homing.
SM-2 Blocks III, IIIA, and IIIB are in service with the U.S. Navy; these and other variants of Standard Missile are also in service with fifteen allied navies.
SM-6, Extended Range Active Missile, will provide a transformational enabler to the U.S. Navy to revolutionize Naval Warfare. Combining an AMRAAM active seeker onto the proven STANDARD Missile airframe, SM-6 will provide an extended range anti-air warfare capability both over sea and overland. This low-risk approach relying on non-developmental items will support a FY 2011 Initial Operating Capability. With integrated fire control, SM-6 will provide the surface Navy with an increased battlespace against Anti-Air Warfare (AAW) threats over-the-horizon, taking full advantage of the kinematics available to STANDARD Missile. |
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Point Of Contact
Naval Sea Systems Command
Office of Corporate Communications (SEA 00D)
Washington, DC 20376 |
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General Characteristics, SM-2 Block III/IIIA/IIIB Medium Range
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| Primary Function: Surface to air missile. |
| Contractor: Raytheon Missile Systems. |
| Date Deployed: 1981 (SM-2 MR). |
| Propulsion: Dual thrust, solid fuel rocket. |
| Length: 15 feet, 6 inches (4.72 meters). |
| Diameter: 13.5 inches (34.3 cm). |
| Wingspan: 3 feet 6 inches (1.08 meters). |
| Weight: SM-2: 1,558 pounds (708 kg). |
| Range: Up to 90 nautical miles (104 statute miles). |
| Guidance System: Semi-active radar homing (IR in Block IIIB). |
| Warhead: Radar and contact fuse, blast-fragment warhead. |
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General Characteristics, SM-2 Block IV Extended Range
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| Primary Function: Fleet and extended area air defense. |
| Contractor: Raytheon Missile Systems. |
| Date Deployed: 1998 |
| Propulsion: Two-stage solid fuel rockets. |
| Length: 21 feet 6 inches with booster (6.55 meters). |
| Diameter: 21 inches (booster) (34.3 cm). |
| Wingspan: 3 feet 6 inches (1.08 meters). |
| Weight: 3,225 pounds (1466 kg). |
| Range: 100-200 nautical miles (115-230 statute miles). |
| Guidance System: Semi-active radar homing. |
| Warhead: Radar and contact fuse, blast-fragment warhead. |
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General Characteristics, SM-6 Block I Extended Range
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Primary Function: Extended Range Anti Air Warfare with Over the Horizon Capability
Seeker: Dual-Mode Seeker (Active and Semi-Active) |
| Contractor: Raytheon Missile Systems. |
| Length: Approx. 21 feet, 6 inches |
| Weight: Approx. 3300 lbs. |
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| Last Update: 9 November 2009 |
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