Raytheon will begin low-rate initial production of Standard Missile-6 systems under a $368m contract awarded by the US Navy.
Under the three-year contract, the company will also supply spare parts as well as system and design engineering services for the missiles.
Raytheon Air and Missile Defence Systems vice-president Frank Wyatt said that low-rate initial production began the process of delivering the integral weapon system to the warfighter.
“Standard Missile-6 is in development testing now and will go into operational testing in fiscal year 2011, with initial operational capability by March 2011,” he said.
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By GlobalData“SM-6 is capable of over-the-horizon air defence and takes full advantage of the kinematics available to the Standard Missile family, allowing the use of both active and semiactive modes and advanced fusing techniques.”
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The missile system operates against fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and anti-ship cruise missiles.
The first set of missiles under the low-rate initial production is expected to be delivered in early 2011.
