Raytheon to support six SM-2 customers
Latest SM-2 contract for FMS operators includes All Up Rounds, instrumental kits, engineering services and spares.
Raytheon Missiles and Defense is to provide long-lead materiel in support of Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) FMS production requirements, under a $8.52 million contract from US Naval Sea Systems Command.
The contract includes procurement of All Up Rounds, instrumental kits, engineering services and spares.
FMS recipients will include Denmark, Japan, the Netherlands, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan.
Work is expected to be completed by March 2023.
The 4.72m-long SM-2 is 340mm and weighs 707kg at launch, reaching a range of up to 167km according to Shephard Defence Insight.
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