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Standard Missile 6 Shoots Down Target In Successful Test

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Thursday, June 26th, 2008

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A Navy Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) extended-range anti-air missile for the first time successfully shot down a target missile Tuesday, Raytheon [RTN] said. The test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., saw a BQM-74 aerial drone launched. Then the Standard Missile 6 began an intercept mission using the newly-developed SM-6 active seeker. It was launched from the Navy Desert Ship interceptor testing asset. The active seeker autonomously acquired and engaged the target using the Navy legacy command system, resulting in…

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