It can discriminate targets using its dual-mode seeker, with the semi‑active seeker relying on a ship-based illuminator to highlight the target and the active seeker having the missile itself send out an electromagnetic signal; the active seeker has the ability to detect a land-based cruise missile amid ground features, even from behind a ...

2023年3月7日 · Within the Standard family, one unique feature of the SM-6 is its active seeker for terminal guidance, adapted from the AMRAAM missile. The AMRAAM seeker operates in the X-band, giving it greater resolution than shipboard SPY radars.

2016年8月5日 · The main difference between the SM-2 Block IV and SM-6 is that the latter features extended range and an active radar homing seeker based on the AIM-120 AMRAAM air to air missile’s seeker. This allows the SM-6 to find and attack targets without illumination from the launching ship, greatly extending its effective range, as illumination radars ...

2025年1月23日 · Leveraging its AMRAAM-derived X-band active radar seeker, the SM-6 provides enhanced terminal guidance compared to earlier Standard Missile variants. This active seeker allows the missile to engage targets beyond the range of shipboard radars, which are limited by the curvature of the Earth.

SM-6 Block I The Block I has a Dual-Mode Seeker (Active and Semi-Active), a solid rocket booster, and dual thrust solid rocket motors. In 2013, the SM-6 Block I reached Initial Operating Capability when it was deployed aboard U.S. Aegis Destroyer the USS Kidd (DDG-100).

2024年2月1日 · The SM-6’s seeker and terminal guidance electronics leverage technology developed for the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). However, the legacy semi-active radar homing capability from the Standard Missile family is also retained.

It was designed for extended range anti-air warfare (ER-AAW) purposes providing capability against fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, and anti-ship cruise missiles in flight, both over sea and land.

SM-6 is a shipborne missile that can defeat a range of targets from supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles to threat surface ships, among others. The SM-6 seeker and terminal guidance electronics derive from technology developed in the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to …

Combining an AMRAAM active seeker onto the proven STANDARD Missile airframe - both of which were also produced by Raytheon - SM-6 provides an extended range anti-air warfare capability both...

The SM6 missile’s dual-mode seeker technology ensures high accuracy and reliability. The active radar seeker allows the missile to engage targets autonomously, while the semi-active mode provides precision guidance when illuminated by an external radar source.