Standard Missile Improvements

Abstract

"STANDARD Missile (SM) is Navy's premier Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) capability providing ship's self-defense and Fleet area-defense against great power competition advanced threats. The SM ""active family of missiles (FoM)"" includes Medium Range (MR) SM-2 Blk IIIC, Extended Range (ER) SM-6 Blk I, IA, IAU and Long-range (LR) SM-6 Blk IB. This SM active FoM evolution improves primary mission areas for IAMD, and evolved to include additional multi-mission defensive and offensive hypersonic kinetic capabilities. Today the SM-2 Blk IIICU, SM-6 Blk IAU and Blk IB are aligned with the Joint Warfare Concept (JWC), Joint Concept for Fires (JCF), the Navy's Navigation Plan Implementation Framework (NIF), and Navy Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) to deliver the Navy and the Joint Force transformative capabilities addressing Combatant Commander and Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) highest capability gaps and capability requirements to support the Joint Operating Environment (JOE) for 2030 and 2045. The Standard Missile 2 Blk IIIC (SM-2 Blk IIIC) is a transformation from medium range (MR) semi-active to MR active capability incorporating the SM-6 Blk I active seeker and delivering improved capabilities against the most challenging Air Warfare (AW) threats. The program was designated an Accelerated Acquisition (AA) program by the CNO/ASN RDA on November 14, 2017. The SM-2 BLK IIIC Accelerated Acquisition Program will deliver an Initial Capability in FY22. The SM-2 Block IIIC plans to transition out of the AA program into a Major Capability Acquisition (MCA) program. The Standard Missile 6 Block IB (SM-6 Blk IB) is an upgrade of the SM-6 Blk IA, which provides improved software and hardware capabilities for long-range fires by replacing the existing Mk 104 Dual-Thrust Rocket Motor (DTRM) with a new 21"" rocket motor to extend the range. The SM-6 BLk IB delivers to the Navy and Joint Force a transformative multi-domain, multi-mission offensive hypersonic kinetic capability. SM-6 Blk IB IOC delivery is FY27.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2023
Source ID
0604366N_5_1319_PB_2023
Change Summary Explanation
--- FY 2023 funding increase reflects the fact that the FY 2022 President’s Budget request did not include out-year funding.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Aircrafts
  • Cooperative Engagement Capability
  • Data Processing
  • Data Processing Equipment
  • Developmental Tests
  • Manufacturing
  • Munitions
  • National Security
  • Processing Equipment
  • Product Development
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Software Development
  • Software Prototyping
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Geochemistry
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics

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