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Super Hornet starts testing new anti-radiation missile (radar)
Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Kevin T. Murray Jr., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Gabriela Ramos
5/10/2021
The new Extended Range Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM-ER) had its first loading test on a Boeing F / A-18F Super Hornet at the base of the Patuxent River area in the state of Maryland, where Navy flight test facilities are located. from the USA. The first shot is expected to be during this spring in the northern hemisphere (autumn in Brazil).
In the test, the communication ability and compatibility between the weapon and the aircraft was verified.
According to Captain Mitch Commerford, “the data collected from this test will support the expansion of AARGM-ER flight tests to the full performance of the F / A-18 Super Hornet. (...) This flight represents a significant step in the engineering and industrial development phase of the AARGM-ER. "
The AARGM-ER is an updated version of the AARGM that will be incorporated into the F-35, F / A-18E / F and EA-18G Growler fighters, and has a new rocket engine and warhead that, despite not having its range disclosed , "will provide advanced capability to detect and attack enemy air defense systems", according to the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR).
In November 2020, NAVAIR announced a contract with Northrop Grumman for the manufacture of AARGM-ER.
Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet
Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Kristopher Wilson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Gabriela is the latest addition to the editorial team of our website, having provided us with her solid background in editing, publishing and photography, and her interest and training in aviation history and historiography. His good taste and common sense and great cleverness and sagacity in the selection of themes and materials greatly enriched our vocabulary and narrative style. Gabriela brought unusual predicates and came to stay, helping to point the way of success of our portal.
   
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