Standard Missile 6 Program

Abstract

This program leverages existing missile technology and advanced missile technology. It aligns missile technology roadmaps across the services (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, USAF, USMC and USA) and missile variants within the services, taking advantage of the Navy's investment in the AEGIS Weapons System (AWS), Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC), and airborne early warning systems. This missile will provide an extended range engagement capability to provide the air superiority and the umbrella of protection for joint U.S. forces and allies against the full spectrum of manned-fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, and land attack and anti-ship cruise missiles in flight, thereby contributing to the continuous protection of forward deployed ground maneuver forces as well as theater rear assets as discussed in the Joint Theater Air Missile Defense (TAMD) Mission Need Statement (MNS), Defense Planning Guide (DPG), Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), TAMD Capstone Requirements Document, Forward From the Sea, Joint Vision 2010/2020, the 2002/2003 Naval Transformational Roadmap, the Operational Requirements Document for SM-6 BLK 1, and the SM-6 Capability Production Document. SM-6 portion of Joint and Naval Integrated Fire Control (IFC) is to support the integration, land-based and at-sea test, and analysis in support of the NIFC-CA test and evaluation strategy. NIFC-CA Increment 1 was successfully executed between 2009 and 2015. NIFC-CA Increment 2 commenced in FY 16 and will be delivered as a FY19 and FY23 capability. It integrates sensor improvements, SM-6 BLK IA, CEC and AWS ACB 16 into an advanced from the sea (FTS) Kill chain. Efforts include support for the WSMR upgrade, Trackex events, Integration Events and Live Fire test at land based and at-sea tests. Future Capabilities Demonstration project supports systems engineering, SM demonstrations, captive flight tests, data collection, and analysis tasks to develop and demonstrate new capabilities for the SM-6 Missile. These capabilities directly support high priority mission requirements requested by Combatant Commanders. Additional details are held at a higher classification. SM-6 System Engineering and Flight Test Support project supports the completion of SM-6 Follow-On Test and Evaluation (FOT&E) flight tests and Runs for the Record (RFR) required for SM-6 Full Operational Capability (FOC), the completion of Verification of Correction of Deficiencies (VCD) regression flight tests for OT-5/15 deficiencies and associated RFR required for SM-6 FOC, and other SM-6 BLK I test events.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2019
Source ID
3092_0604366N_5_1319_PB_2019

Tags

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs

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