RIM-174 Standard ERAM

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/rim-174-standard-eram

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the full designation?RIM-174 Standard Extended Range Active Missile (ERAM)
2. What is the common designation?Standard Missile 6 (SM-6)
3. What is the RIM-174 Standard ERAM (SM-6) missile?The SM-6 is a very fast missile that can shoot down bad aircraft, drones, and missiles from far away. It is used by the U.S. Navy to keep ships safe.
4. How does the SM-6 find and hit its targets?It has an active radar seeker that can look for and follow a target all by itself. This means the ship’s radar can do other jobs while the missile flies.

Extended Range Anti-Air Warfare (ER-AAW): Defensive operations against aerial threats at significant distances from the protected asset.
Active Radar Homing Seeker: A missile guidance system that uses its own radar to find, track, and guide itself to a target.
Semi-Active Seeker: A missile guidance system that requires continuous radar illumination from the launch platform to track a target.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV): An aircraft that can be piloted remotely or fly autonomously, commonly known as a drone.