Although Japan is rising with other American weapons, SM-6 represents specific strategic capabilities for threats to ballistic missiles.
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of 150 SM-6 neighborhoods (standard missile-6), worth $ 900 million. Japan, as part of the BMD (ballistic missile defense) in the Pacific, announced DSCA (National Defense Security Cooperation Agency) January 31, 2025. SM-6 can deploy from JMSDF (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) existing and future AEGIS weapon system (AWS) warships “Protect Japan and Local Allied Army” existing and future AEGIS weapon system (AWS) deployment and will greatly improve Japan Contributions to the defense of comprehensive air missile defense in the Pacific of India. “
Other items (foreign military sales) in FMS include MK 21 MOD 3 VLS (vertical launch system) tanks, components, parts, support, testing and processing equipment. When Japan is using American weapons to rising a large number, including F-35B,,,,, AGM-158 JassmsUpgrade it F-15J Eagle and eagle AIM-120 AMRAAMSThe purchase of SM-6 represents the specific strategic capabilities of Arsenal, which is an increased ballistic missile Arsenal, which is aimed at North Korea (to a certain extent).
DSCA added: “This proposed sale will improve the security of major allies. This is the power of political stability and political stability in the Pacific region of India to support US foreign policy goals and national security goals.” The U.S. Navy And MDA (missile National Defense Bureau) regularly hold BMD exercises in the Pacific Ocean. this Final This kind of exercise, “Exercise Pacific Dragon” 24, was held between July and August 2024, and saw the use of the new IAMD-T (comprehensive air and missile defense-target).
Australia is also a partner of the broader missile defense work in Pacific. In the same PD-24 exercise, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ship HMAS Sydney Test launch SM-6 was the first time in early August 2024.
准 The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of 150 standard missile i missiles to Japan, as well as related equipment and services. The estimated cost is $ 900 million.
The cost of SM-6 units is about $ 4 million to $ 8 million.
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-Colby Badhwar🇨🇦🇬🇧 (@Colbybadhwar) January 31, 2025
SM-6's emerging criticality is also reflected in the process of the US Navy's AIM-174B of its air launch version. This version has been found on the F/AA-18E Super Hornet VFA-192 “Golden Dragon” and Vx-9 “vampire” Squadron, widely report Aviation scholarEssence
AEGIS and SM-6 in Japan are equipped with ASEVS
At present, JMSDF runs a total of eight destroyers equipped with Zeus. These include four officials, commissioned in the 1990s, and upgraded the Aegis system between 2007 and 2010. Two ATAGO-Class vessels were delivered in 2007/2008 and upgraded to AEGIS SYSTEMS in 2019, and two. The Maya Class ship and commissioned two Maya Class vessels in 2020 and 2021.
JMSDF's two inadequate ASEVS (equipped with the Aegis system with a ship) will bring the Japanese BMD (ballistic missile defense) into 10 ships, which is regarded as an effective shield against ballistic missile attacks. The interpretation of the concept design appeared in the budget document of the Ministry of Defense of Japan in July 2024. It is expected that the first ship will commission in March 2028 and another ship will be one year after 2029. It was originally aimed at Japan's original AEGIS ASHORO BMD system, which was canceled in 2020.
Lockheed Martin Announce On April 4, 2024, it successfully demonstrated its first live broadcast of ASEV. Among them, the SPY-7 radar was also called an/spy-7 (V) 1, “Tactical hardware and software system tracked in space. “” “. The company said that the event “verified the maturity of the radar system and marked the beginning of the comprehensive test.”
exist January 15, 2025Lockheed Martin announced that he gave JMSDF's ASEV to the first AN/Spy-7 (V) 1 radar antenna of Japanese MOD. Then, the antenna carried out the “final integration of ASEV combat system in the MOORESTOWN Production Test Center (PTC-2)” in New Jersey. “
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Compared with the 96 MK.41 VLS cells on the Maya -class destroyer, Japan ASEV will have 128 VLS (vertical launch system) cells (64 positive and 32 AFT). The main function will be SM-6 missiles, and SM-3 IIIAS, all located at the head of the ship, behind the main gun. As the wife is also considered to be able to fix the future of Japan HGV (Hypermone -speed bicycles), currently developing and upgraded Type-12 SSM, according to Navy newsEssence
It must be noted that SM-6 (adjusting the surface strikes) and Tomahawk LACM (land attack missile) are part of the US Army MDTF (Multi -domain working group), called tornado system. The other is LRHW (Remote ultrasound weapon) and Lockheed Martin PRSM (Precision strike missile).
Now it is too early to say whether the SM-6 of Japan's SM-6 will be used for surface or anti-ship strike is too early, but in view of the SM-6 of the US military, this possibility cannot be denied exercise On the Bornholm Island in Denmark, it is located at the Maritime Theater, which means that the Russian Baltic transportation is a potential goal.
JMSDF already has eight combat systems with Aegis as the missile destroyer-two Kongo, two Atago and four Maya classes.
I want to know if we will have any such warship plans in the future. I think we have all components to build a type of BMD/AD destroyer. pic.twitter.com/tfow1h4rdn
-Char (@cqc_coffee_guns) April 6, 2024
Developed by Thunder SM-6 BLK I and BLK IA are advanced versions of the surface to the air missile system, providing SRBMS with a marine -based terminal ballistic missile defense capabilities. It has a dual -mode guidance, a seeker who has a semi -active radar after launch, and has a positive seeker at its terminal stage. The weapon also received a midway update from the AWS on the warship, and its automatic dock phase can also be supported by the lighting of the lights of the ship.
Guam's ballistic missile defense efforts
Although SM-6 can be used by mobile naval warships, even static targets such as Guam, which hosts the main US military facilities, can also be used as a hub for launching the interceptor of the killing missile. Seeing Guam's hard work to see its first scene Ballistic missile defense test On December 10, 2024, using SPY-7 An/TPY-6, the AN/TPY-6 guidance SM-3 Block IIA intercept the mid-size ballistic missile target of air launch. The SM-3 is activated from MK.41 VLS (vertical startup system) with tilt function.
The Radar family of Spy 7 originated from Alaska's LRDR (remote discrimination radar), which is part of the US ground medium -sized defense ABM (anti -welding missile) system. Nevertheless, SPY-7 technology also provided delivery for the Spanish F-110 frigates and Canadian surface combat plans at Lockheed. At that time, it said: “In the future, similar LRDR and SPY-7 technology will be developed for Guam.”
