The USN's anti-aircraft/ballistic missile/ship flew as a air to surface anti-radiation/radar missile from about 1968-1988 for the USAF, USN, Iran, and Israel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-78_Standard_ARM
It appears that the Standard AM-6/RIM-174 has added AIM-174B to its designation making it a long range air to air missile. The USN has been filmed having F-18's carrying the missile in what seems to captive air tests. The pictures were all taken from the ground at aircraft in flight. Well the USN has officially released the designation and nice closer up pictures at Hickam in Hawaii. Its also been spotted on an F-18 on the USS Carl Vinson as well.
https://www.twz.com/air/aim-174-super-h ... -in-hawaii
Nothing has been said officially that its been added to the magazines. If its is though the US now has an extremely long range A/A missile that has the ability to accept updates from other sources along with its own active radar. Oh and it might also have air to surface capacity as well.
The Standard missile flies again
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Paul Nuttall
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Drunknsubmrnr
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Re: The Standard missile flies again
AIM-97 was cancelled almost 50 years ago. It took the Eastern bloc that long to catch up.
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jemhouston
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Re: The Standard missile flies again
What would it take to modify it into an ASAT?
Re: The Standard missile flies again
If we're going down that route, modifying the RIM-161 SM-3 is likely a better bet. The SM-3 has already been used as an ASAT.
The SM-3 and SM-6 may both be called "Standard", but they are very different weapons.