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Standard Missile 6

HMAS Sydney fires Royal Australian Navy’s first Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) during Exercise Pacific Dragon 2024. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Australia buys $7billion of Standard Missiles

22/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2631 Views 2 Comments Standard Missile 6, Standard Missile-3

The government today announced a $7billion agreement with the United States to acquire Standard Missile 2 Block IIIC (SM-2 IIIC)

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HMAS Sydney fires Royal Australian Navy’s first Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) during Exercise Pacific Dragon 2024. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.
News Royal Australian Navy USA 

Royal Australian Navy fires first SM-6 missile

10/08/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3730 Views 0 Comments SM-6, Standard Missile 6

HMAS Sydney has conducted a successful firing of a Standard Missile 6, representing a step-change in the lethality, air and

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