SM-3 Ballistic Missile Interceptor Used for First Time in ... - USNI News
Apr 15, 2024 · USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) and USS Carney (DDG-64), in the Eastern Mediterranean, fired four to seven Standard Missile 3s to intercept Iranian ballistic missiles headed toward Israeli targets over the weekend, two …
Raytheon aims to boost SM-3 missile production rates - Defense News
Jan 15, 2025 · The cruiser Lake Erie fires an SM-3 Block 1B in 2013. (U.S. Navy) Raytheon is investing in its Standard Missile 3 lines to accelerate the production rate of the U.S. Navy weapon, as global ...
SM-3 Launched From Containerized VLS For The First Time
Sep 16, 2024 · Allied navies joined the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to conduct the Pacific Dragon 2024 ballistic missile defense exercise featuring, for the first time, a surface vessel that fired a SM-3 Block IA anti-ballistic missile from the U.S. Navy Mark 70 Mod 1 Payload Delivery System.
SM-3 Block IIA production reaches full-rate production
Oct 17, 2024 · Now that manufacturing capacity is operating fully at the company’s facilities in Tucson, Arizona and Huntsville, Alabama, the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has allocated nearly $2bn for the acquisition of the new generation ballistic missile interceptors in July 2024.
News | RTX's Raytheon SM-3® Block IIA achieves full-rate …
TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has entered full-rate production for Standard Missile-3 Block IIA, validating the program's design maturity amid increased demand for the product from the United States and allied partners.
Raytheon Begins Full-Rate Production of Advanced Missiles
Oct 18, 2024 · The Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA has reached a significant milestone, as RTX’s Raytheon announced its entry into full-rate production on Tuesday, October 15.
Standard Missile-3 Block IIA Reaches Full Rate Production
Oct 17, 2024 · Raytheon has entered full-rate production for Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block IIA, validating the program’s design maturity. It comes months after the US Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon a $1.9-billion production contract for the latest SM-3 variant for both the US government and the Japanese Ministry of Defense.
Raytheon SM-3 Block IIA Missile Enters Full-Rate Production
Oct 21, 2024 · According to a PR published by Raytheon on October 15, 2024, the division of RTX, has received approval to begin full-rate production of its Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA. The milestone comes amid growing demand from the United States and allied nations, including Japan.
Raytheon to Supply Standard Missile 3 for US, Japan - The …
Jul 30, 2024 · Raytheon will facilitate corresponding works at its facilities in Tucson, Arizona, and Huntsville, Alabama. The project is expected to be completed by February 2031. The contract follows the US Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s bilateral test of new software supporting SM-3 intercept operations against ballistic missiles.
More SM-3 Interceptors Needed After Downing Iranian Ballistic …
May 3, 2024 · After seeing how well Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) anti-ballistic missile interceptors performed last month against Israel-bound Iranian ballistic missiles the Navy Secretary says he now wants more.