The Chinese military has frequently dispatched air and naval forces around Japan's islands, which form part of a blockade ...

While Japan is in the process of massively up-gunning itself with other U.S. weapons, the SM-6 represents a specific ...

This should not be confused with other Standard missile variants, such as the SM-2 and SM-6, which have been produced in larger quantities but are not suited for exoatmospheric missile intercepts.

The first of two vessels carrying 1,000 tons of a Chinese-made chemical that could be a key component in fuel for Iran’s ...

The Standard Missile 3 variant, a joint project by Japan and Raytheon, is assembled at the company’s facilities in Huntsville and in Tucson, Ariz. Raytheon was awarded a nearly $2 billion ...

Raytheon, which has its missile manufacturing operations based in Tucson, will soon be building more specialized missiles that support anti-air plus anti-surface warfare and sea-based ballistic ...

RTX Corporation’s RTX unit, Raytheon, recently secured a $75.1 million modification contract to provide engineering and technical support for Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) and Standard Missile-6 (SM ...

Service: USN Armament: Standard Missile (SM-2MR); Vertical ... will be upgraded to support SM-3 and newer variants of the SM missile family. Throughout their expected service life, DDG 51 ...

The State Department last Friday okayed a potential $900 million foreign military sale (FMS) to Japan of up to 150 Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) Block I ...