ROK Navy Succeeds in SM-2 Missile Test in Home Waters
On December 1st, the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy successfully completed its first live-fire training with a SM-2 surface to air guided missile in the Donghae (East Sea / Sea of Japan).
04 Dec 2023
On December 1st, the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy successfully completed its first live-fire training with a SM-2 surface to air guided missile in the Donghae (East Sea / Sea of Japan).
03 Oct 2023
The U.S. Navy's first Arleigh Burke Flight III destroyer, Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), successfully launched a SM-2 missile for the first time.
05 May 2022
The Royal Danish Navy's Iver Huidfeldt-class frigate Niels Juel test-fired for the first time an SM-2 missile off the coast of Norway.
04 May 2022
The Royal Danish Navy fitted the Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate HDMS Niels Juel (F-363) with SM-2 Block IIIA SAMs for the first time.
23 Dec 2021
Raytheon was awarded a $578 million contract to produce 54 SM-2 Block IIIAZ all up round upgrades for the United States and 215 Standard Missile-2 all up rounds for seven partner nations.
26 Aug 2021
The United States' State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Australia of Defense Services Related to Future SM-6 and SM-2 Production and related equipment for an estimated cost of $350 million. This is in relation to Australia's Project Sea 1300 Phase 1.
20 Aug 2019
HMAS Hobart (III) has become the first Royal Australian Navy Hobart class Guided Missile Destroyer to fire a missile in Australian waters. Hobart fired an SM-2 Standard Missile in the East Australian Exercise Area against an unmanned target during trials off the coast of New South Wales, achieving excellent results.
19 Apr 2024
Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles simultaneously unveiled the first ever “National Defence Strategy 2024” & the “Integrated Investment Program 2024”...
08 Apr 2024
RTX highlights its recent ESSM and RAM variants amid increasing anti-ship threats in the Red Sea and Indo-Pacific.
26 Mar 2024
The US Navy’s unfunded priorities list for Fiscal Year 2025 places heavy focus on Submarine Industrial Base and Infrastructure Investments