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Standard Missile

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The Standard Missile is a family of American shipborne guided missiles used by the United States Navy and numerous allied navies, spanning surface-to-air variants (RIM-66 and RIM-67), the AGM-78 Standard anti-radiation missile used during the Vietnam War, and the RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 anti-ballistic missile. The RIM-66 succeeded the RIM-24 Tartar system and the RIM-67 replaced the RIM-2 Terrier, and later members of the family, including the RIM-174 Standard ERAM and the air-launched AIM-174B, extended the design toward ballistic missile defense, land-attack use and integration with Aegis combat systems and vertical launch platforms. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
Classification
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Shipborne guided missile family 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Standard Missile
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    Standard Missile refers to a family of American-made shipborne guided missiles: RIM-66 Standard (SM-1MR/SM-2MR), a medium-range surface-to-air missile, the successor of the RIM-24 Tartar surface-to-air missile, currently in use by the U.S. Navy and many other navies around the world RIM-67 Standard (SM-1ER/SM-2ER), an extended-range surface-to-air missile, the successor of the RIM-2 Terrier surface-to-air missile, withdrawn from service because it was too long to fit into vertical launching system equipped ships AGM-78 Standard ARM, a long-range air-launched anti-radiation missile used by the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force during the War in Vietnam XAIM-97A Seekbat, a proposed long range air-to-air missile, based on the AGM-78, development was cancelled at the flight testing stage.
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    Navy and many other navies around the world RIM-67 Standard (SM-1ER/SM-2ER), an extended-range surface-to-air missile, the successor of the RIM-2 Terrier surface-to-air missile, withdrawn from service because it was too long to fit into vertical launching system equipped ships AGM-78 Standard ARM, a long-range air-launched anti-radiation missile used by the U.S.
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Wikidata: Standard Missile
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