How the US Navy's first hostile drone kill with an air-to-air missile set the stage for the emergence of the 'Murder Hornet'
The Navy said that the "Murder Hornet" configuration on its F/A-18 fighter jet is comprised of nine air-to-air missiles.
F/A-18’s Infrared Search And Track System Has “Significant Reliability Problems”
The U.S. Navy’s podded Infrared Search And Track System, or IRST, planned for its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters, has ...
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U.S. F-16 Fighters Shot Down Drones with Laser-Guided Rockets in Combat
The U.S. Air Force confirmed that F-16 fightes used Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System 70mm guided rockets in the ...
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Drones beware: Budget-friendly APKWS missiles in action
Low-cost countermeasures for simple drones have become a crucial issue for military forces worldwide. The U.S. military is no ...
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Opportunity in affordable drone defence: Laser-guided APKWS
Inexpensive countermeasures for basic drones have become a pressing issue for military forces globally. The Americans are no ...
F-16s Have Been Using Laser-Guided Rockets To Shoot Down Houthi Drones
U.S. Air Force F-16 Vipers have been using 70mm laser-guided rockets to down Houthi drones during operations in and around ...
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New surface-to-air missiles to guard north Taiwan
The system is capable of deploying advanced air defense missiles, including the US AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, the extended-range AMRAAM-ER, and the AIM-9X Sidewinder short-range ...
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How The Super Hornet's New Preferred Air-To-Air Missile Loadout Works
The loadout is of four AIM-9X Sidewinder heat-seeking and five AIM-120 AMRAAM active radar missiles – both made by Raytheon, a RTX Corporation company – that has come about to address the need for ...
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New missiles to be deployed in north
The system is designed for the ground-launched version of the US-made AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles, as well as Europe’s jointly developed ...
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Taiwan signs NT$10.31 billion surface-to-air missile system contract with US
The launchers can also fire AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles and AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles which earlier reports said were part of the October deal with the US.
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'Murder Hornet': The Navy's got a new nickname for the missile-packed F/A-18 fighter jets it flew into the Red Sea fight
The AIM-9X is the latest model in the decades-old Sidewinder family of short-range missiles, and the AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile) is a beyond-visual-range missile ...
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U.S. Navy Officially Adopts ‘Murder Hornet’ Moniker for F/A-18E/F Equipped with Nine Air-to-Air Missiles
The ‘Murder Hornet’ features four AIM-9X Sidewinder IR-guided AAMs and five AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile) radar-guided AAMs. The loadout is significant especially ...