Raytheon Wins $243 Million SM-6 Missile Contract

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08:47 AM, October 1, 2013
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The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company a $243 million contract for procurement of 89 Standard Missile-6 Block I all up rounds, spares, containers and services.

The SM-6 provides U.S. Navy sailors and their vessels extended range protection against fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and cruise missiles as part of the Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air (NIFC-CA) mission area.

SM-6 delivers a proven over-the-horizon air defense capability by combining the Standard Missile's airframe and propulsion with the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile's signal processing and guidance control capabilities.

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