U.S. Army’s new launcher fired AIM-9X and Longbow Hellfire at UAV targets Posted on April 2, 2016April 2, 2016 by alert5 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 Continue reading “U.S. Army’s new launcher fired AIM-9X and Longbow Hellfire at UAV targets”
F-35 drops JSOW for first time Posted on April 2, 2016April 2, 2016 by alert5 The F-35 has dropped its first AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) for the first time on Mar. 23. The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 conducted the first weapons separation test of an AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) from an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant March 23. During flight 180 over the NAVAIR Atlantic Test Ranges, Cmdr. Ted Dyckman, a U.S. Navy F-35 test pilot, dropped an inert JSOW from aircraft CF-05. This test is the first of a series of JSOW separation events scheduled for 2016. U.S. Navy courtesy photo by Dane Wiedmann. Continue reading “F-35 drops JSOW for first time”