Tag: SM-6

MDA, U.S. Navy Track Hypersonic Weapon with Aegis System in Ballistic Missile Defense Test

The FTX-40 test, or “Stellar Banshee,” served as a validation for modern…

U.S. Approves Standard Missile-6 Sale for Japan’s Aegis Destroyers

While Japan is in the process of massively up-gunning itself with other…

VX-9 F/A-18F Spotted With Heavy Air-to-Air Load of AIM-174s and AIM-120s

The U.S. Navy is continuing to test the new AIM-174B missile, derived…

Royal Australian Navy Fires SM-6 Missile from HMAS Sydney Destroyer for the First Time

The first launch of the SM-6 is a ‘step-change’ in the lethality,…

U.S. To Deploy Precision Strike, Hypersonic Missiles, SM-6 And Tomahawks In Germany By 2026

In two years, the U.S. will begin episodic deployments of the long-range fires…

These Photos Provide a Size Comparison Between the New AIM-174B and AIM-120 Missiles

The air-launched SM-6, designated AIM-174B, is significantly larger than the AIM-120 AMRAAM…