TOW 2A RF successfully fired from helicopter

Raytheon has successfully test fired two TOW 2A RF practice missiles from a AH-1W attack helicopter.

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By Rikujojieitai Boueisho [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

The two tests verified the missile’s capability to be fired from a hovering aircraft and from an aircraft maneuvering to a threat. Both missiles hit their targets within inches of the aimpoints.

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