AIM-174B, AIM-260A seen together on Super Hornet for the first time
The first publicly documented pairing of the two secretive missiles underscores the Navy’s push for longer-range fighter options against advanced threats.
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Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Spotted Carrying New AIM-174B And AIM-260 Long-Range Missiles Together
The image of the VX-31 Super Hornet gives us a glimpse of what's soon to appear in the fleet, and the two missiles will also be joined by the AIM-424 Malice. A VX-31 Super Hornet was photographed carrying both air-to-air missiles, apparently for the first time in public.
For the first time, a US Navy F/A-18F has been photographed carrying the new long-range AIM-174B and AIM-260 JATM air-to-air missiles simultaneously. The appearance of this combination offers a first glimpse of the capabilities that the US Navy seeks to acquire for long-range air operations, particularly in the Indo-Pacific. The Super Hornet belongs to Squadron […] The article F/A-18F Super Hornet: With AIM-174B and AIM-260 missiles in the same …
An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft belonging to the US Navy was spotted carrying AIM-174B and AIM-260A missiles of different ranges and profiles together for the first time. The F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet, belonging to the US Navy's Test and Evaluation Squadron VX-31, was photographed carrying the missiles while flying over southern California. The aircraft also featured the IRST21 infrared search and tracking system developed by Lockheed Ma…
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