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 SM-6 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 Block 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 Block IIIC Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA) program (previously known as accelerated acquisition program) delivered Initial Capability in 1Q FY 2023. The SM-2 BLK IIIC plans to transition from an MTA program into a Major Capability Acquisition (MCA) program for SM-2 BLK IIICU upon approval of the Acquisition Program Baseline (APB). The Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) Block IB is an upgrade of the SM-6 BLK IAU, which provides long-range fires capability by implementing improved software and replacing the existing Mk 104 Dual-Thrust Rocket Motor (DTRM) with a new 21-inch 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 FY 2026.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2025
Source ID
0604366N_5_1319_PB_2025
Change Summary Explanation
The decrease of -$11.615M in FY 2023 is -$11.598M execution realignment decrease to the STANDARD Missile variants SM-2 and SM-6 programs and -$0.017M cancelled accounts decrease applied to the STANDARD Missile Improvements PU 0439. The increase of +$31.996M in FY 2025 consists of +$38.031M to procure SM-2 BLK IIICU DT/OT rounds and -$6.035M in Misc Adjustments.
Service Agency Name
Navy

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Organizations

  • United States Navy

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Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Geochemistry
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics

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