五角大楼与雷神公司签署了一份为期五年的合同，用于持续生产利用动能摧毁目标而非爆炸物的弹道导弹拦截器。
The Pentagon inked a five-year contract with Raytheon for the steady production of ballistic missile interceptors that use force to destroy targets, rather than explosives.
这份价值63亿美元的合同还包括两个额外的可选年份。根据合同，雷神公司将向国防部持续供应标准导弹-3 Block IB拦截器，这些拦截器主要在亚利桑那州图森市和阿拉巴马州亨茨维尔市制造。
The $6.3 billion contract, which provides two additional option years, will see Raytheon provide the Defense Department with a continuous supply of Standard Missile-3 Block IB interceptors manufactured primarily in Tucson, Arizona and Huntsville, Alabama.
雷神公司总裁菲尔·贾斯珀在一份声明中表示：“SM-3 Block IB已在实战中证明了其重要性，这份合同有助于确保我们能够补充库存，并跟上美国海军、导弹防御局及其全球合作伙伴所面对的不断演变的威胁。”
“SM-3 Block IB has proven its relevance in combat and this contract helps ensure we can replenish inventories and keep pace with the evolving threats the U.S. Navy, MDA and their partners face around the world,” Raytheon President Phil Jasper said in a statement.
SM-3 Block IB拦截器属于更庞大的“动能撞击式”SM-3导弹拦截器系列，该系列导弹通过纯粹的速度和动量搜寻并摧毁来袭的弹道导弹。
The SM-3 Block IB interceptor belongs to a larger family of “hit-to-kill” SM-3 missile interceptors, which seek and destroy incoming ballistic missiles using sheer speed and momentum.
Block IB型号可供陆上部队和舰船使用，并因其射程远、操控灵活而常被部署在舰艇上。该拦截器通过双色红外导引头追踪飞行目标，并以短促爆发式推进方式向其靠近，从而在高速飞行中仍能精准锁定目标。
The Block IB type can be used by land forces and ships and is frequently deployed on vessels due to its range and highly flexible steering. The interceptor tracks flying targets with a two-color infrared seeker and propels itself towards them in short bursts, giving it accuracy at high speed as it homes in on targets.
它的设计旨在将中短程弹道导弹在飞行至目标途中途时击落，具备较长的打击距离。2024年，美国海军的“阿利·伯克”号和“卡尼”号驱逐舰首次在实战中使用该型导弹，成功拦截了针对以色列目标的伊朗导弹。
It is designed to knock short- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles out of the sky when they are halfway to hitting their targets, and has long striking reach. It was used in combat for the first time in 2024 when the U.S. Navy destroyers USS Arleigh Burke and USS Carney fired them to intercept Iranian missiles aimed at targets in Israel.
战略与国际研究中心在一份于4月发布的报告中，将SM-3 Block IB列为“七种关键弹药”之一，报告详细分析了弹药短缺问题。其他被列入名单的还包括爱国者导弹、精确打击导弹、末端高空区域防御（THAAD）导弹、“战斧”陆攻导弹等。
The Center for Strategic and International Studies named the SM-3 Block IB among “seven critical munitions” in an April report detailing ammunition shortages, alongside Patriot missiles, Precision Strike Missiles, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missiles, Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles and others.
雷神公司于周四宣布的更多SM-3 Block IB导弹合同，是该国防巨头今年2月与五角大楼签署的五项框架协议之一。
The contract for more SM-3 Block IBs, announced by Raytheon on Thursday, was among five framework agreements the defense giant signed with the Pentagon this February.
这笔交易正值美国国防部试图避免弹药储备不断减少之际。国家安全专家、国防分析人士和外交政策评论员在3月警告称，美国军队在与伊朗的战争期间增加使用导弹拦截器，如果冲突演变为长期战争，将对关键的国防能力构成战略风险。
The deal comes at a time when the DoD is seeking to avert diminishing munitions stockpiles National security specialists, defense analysts and foreign policy pundits cautioned in March that the U.S. military’s increased use of missile interceptors during the war with Iran poses strategic risks to integral defense capabilities if fighting spills into a long-term conflict.
雷神公司在其新闻稿中表示，SM-3 Block IB导弹供应合同“支持对已在实战中成功使用且仍是保护美军部队、盟友及关键基础设施核心的导弹防御库存进行紧急补充。”
Raytheon stated in its release that the contract for SM-3 Block IB supply “supports urgent replenishment of missile defense inventory that has been successfully used in combat and remains central to protecting U.S. forces, allies and critical infrastructure.”