Aegis / SM-2

Sea-based medium-range air defense
Defence System
Primary fleet air defense missile. Used to engage drones and cruise missiles. Semi-active radar homing with Aegis illumination.
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Aegis / SM-2
Specifications
Classification Sea-based medium-range air defense
Operator United States (US Navy)
Developer Raytheon
Also known as SM-2, Standard Missile-2
Range 170 km
Kill Mechanism Blast fragmentation
Intercept Phase endoatmospheric
Intercept Altitude 0.01–24 km
Target Types cruise_missile, aircraft, UAV, SRBM_terminal
First Operational 1,981