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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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 |