USAF starts guided test launch of the AIM-9X from F-22

The U.S. Air Force has started the integration phase of the AIM-9X missile on the F-22.

Update 5 AIM-9X Separation First guided launch. China Lake 1.2 M 19.5K 1G Test 722 Flight 132-339 Mission 10030.
Photo by David Henry/Lockheed Martin

The first guided launch occurred on Feb. 26 at the China Lake test range and a BQM-34 drone was shot down.

A BQM-74 was hit during the second test on Apr. 29.

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