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The RIM-174 Standard Extended Range Active Missile (ERAM), or Standard Missile 6 (SM-6), is a missile in current production for the United States Navy (USN). It was designed for extended-range anti-air warfare (ER-AAW) purposes, providing capability against fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, anti-ship cruise missiles in flight, both over sea and land, and terminal ...
13 October 2016: five Tomahawk cruise missiles were launched by USS Nitze at three radar sites in Yemen held by Houthi rebels in response to anti-ship missiles fired at US Navy ships the day before. [71] on 6 April 2017, 59 Tomahawk missiles were launched from USS Ross (DDG-71) and USS Porter (DDG-78), targeting Shayrat Airbase near Homs, in
In 2023, the Army successfully launched an SM-6 missile from a Typhon launcher; followed by the successful launch of a Tomahawk missile from a Typhon launcher assigned to 1st MDTF on June 27, 2023. [5] In April 2024, the Army operationally deployed Typhon batteries from the 1st MDTF to the Philippines, making its first deployment overseas. [6]
These include Tomahawk cruise missiles for ground targets, ... and all active variants of the Standard Missile family; the SM-2 Blocks III, IIIA, IIIB, and IV; the SM-3, and the SM-6. ...
The Tomahawk cruise missiles in the launchers can hit targets in both China and Russia from the Philippines, while the SM-6 missiles it also carries can strike air or sea targets more than 200 km ...
The U.S. Navy test-launched a powerful SM-6 supersonic missile from a container mounted on its smallest type of surface warship: the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).
In November 2024, Australia announced its intention to purchase $7 billion dollars worth of SM-2 and SM-6 missiles, both manufactured by Raytheon. [33] In December 2024, Australia for the first time fired a Tomahawk cruise missile off the coast of the United States using the ship HMAS Brisbane, striking a test range in California successfully. [34]
Japan is buying 400 Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles, which could counter attacks from China or North Korea’s large nearby arsenals of land-based missiles.