RIM-174 Standard Missile 6
«SM-6»
Air defence (SAM)Long rangeUnited States2013In service
US Navy multi-role missile: long-range AA, terminal anti-ballistic and anti-ship.
Air defence (SAM)//Long range
ID — SM-6United States · Raytheon
RIM-174 Standard Missile 6
SM-6
US Navy multi-role missile: long-range AA, terminal anti-ballistic and anti-ship.
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Data trust
- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- RIM-174 Standard Missile 6
- Alias
- SM-6
- Manufacturer
- Raytheon
- Country
- United States
- Year
- 2013
- Category
- Air defence (SAM)
- All sub-types
- Long range
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 460 km
- Top speed
- Mach 3.5
- Guidance
- INS + datalink + AIM-120 active radar seeker / dual-mode IR (Blk IB)
- Warhead
- HE-frag 64 kg (Mk 125) — variante kinetic per ASBM
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- Mk 41 VLS (Aegis) / Typhon terrestre
- Length
- 6.6 m
- Launch weight
- 1500 kg
Combat use
- ▸Red Sea 2023-2024 — destroyers USS Carney and USS Mason intercepted Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles with SM-6, the first operational ASBM intercept.
Tags
Anti-shipDual-use
Main operators
United StatesAustraliaSouth KoreaJapan
History
Derived from the SM-2ER airframe with the AIM-120 AMRAAM seeker, SM-6 (RIM-174) entered service in 2013 bringing over-the-horizon capability via the CEC (Cooperative Engagement Capability) datalink.
Block IA/IB/IU upgrades added terminal anti-ballistic defence, long-range anti-ship strike, and — in the Typhon ground variant — the ability to hit targets beyond 1000 km.
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