F-35 fires AIM-9X for the first time

AF-1 became the first F-35 to fire the AIM-9X on Jan. 12. David Nelson, Lockheed Martin chief F-35 test pilot at Edwards AFB, was the controls during the test firing over the Pacific Sea Test Range.

F-35 AIM-9X
Lockheed Martin photo/Chad Bellay

The missile was launched at 6,000 ft.

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