U.S. Army’s new launcher fired AIM-9X and Longbow Hellfire at UAV targets

The U.S. Army has successfully test-fired a AIM-9X and Longbow Hellfire missile from its new Multi-Mission Launcher this week.

U.S. Army Photo by John A. Hamilton

The Longbow Hellfire was fired at White Sands missile range on Mar. 25 and four days later, the AIM-9X was fired from the same platform. The U.S. Army says it has recently found success in turning the Longbow Hellfire air-to-ground anti-tank missile into a surface-to-air interceptor for destroying unmanned aerial vehicle targets.

Both tests were conducted as part of the Engineering Demonstration of the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2-Intercept (IFPC Inc 2-I).