House authorizers are seeking to rapidly diversify the pool of alternative manufacturers of Standard Missile-6 components -- including Mk-72 and Mk-104 rocket motors -- and are asking the Navy to ...

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has identified the AIM-174B Gunslinger as a possible platform for hypersonic missile defense. In this scenario, it would use new ‘area effect’ warheads, a report from ...

The AIM-174B Gunslinger is a derivative of the RIM-174 Standard Extended Range Active Missile. The term “gunslinger“ was initially used as a synonym for the gunfighters of the American Old ...

Rebranded as the AIM-174B, the missile has been adapted to launch from F/A-18E/F Super Hornets—without the Mk72 booster required for shipboard vertical launch systems. This adaptation turns the Super ...

It is still unclear what type of modifications have been made to the AIM-174B compared to the SM-6, but one readily visible is the absence of the Mk72 booster used by the SM-6 during the launch ...

The AIM-174B, also known as the Standard Missile 6 Air Launched Configuration, received the new nickname in the recent Naval Aviation Playbook 2025.

Raytheon, the defense giant and main supplier of the U.S. Navy’s Standard Missile, has awarded development contracts to Norway-based Nammo and Northrop Grumman to establish new production lines for ...

Additionally, Raytheon has awarded contracts to Nammo and Northrop Grumman to boost production capacity for the MK72 solid rocket motor, reflecting an effort to meet increasing global demand for ...

Additionally, Raytheon awarded contracts to Nammo and Northrop Grumman to develop the MK72 solid rocket motor, part of an effort to boost missile production capabilities. This move is intended to ...

Meanwhile, Raytheon, another RTX business unit, has awarded contracts to Nammo and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) for the initial development phase of the MK72 solid rocket motor, as part of efforts to ...