The U.S. Navy has approved the Raytheon Standard Missile-6 for use on guided missile destroyers and cruisers with older versions of the Aegis combat system, company officials told USNI News last week. The SM-6 – a substantial upgrade in range and the ability to seek out targets over the older SM-2 – is the first weapon to be tied into the service’s emerging Naval Integrated Fire Control – Counter Air (NIFC-CA) scheme as part of Aegis Baseline 9 upgrades to the Navy’s guided missile destroyers and cruisers. The SM-6, in a NIFC-CA context, could ingest targeting information from an off-board … Continue reading Raytheon: New Standard Missile-6 Approved for Older Navy Combat Systems