The Air Force Plans To Test-Launch A Mysterious New Air-To-Air Missile
Some important new details have emerged about the Modular Advanced Missile.
Tag: Air-to-air Missiles
Iranian MiG-29 Blasts Target Out Of Sky In Bonkers Low-Level Display (Updated)
This is a rare chance to see an Iranian MiG-29 Fulcrum fire an R-73 missile and immediately destroy a target launched by an F-5.
How The Air Force Fires Live Missiles To Make Sure Pilots And Weapons Function In Actual Combat
Live-fire training is about giving aircrews vital experience outside of the heat of combat and making sure the weapons they would use actually work.
F-15EX To Carry New Oversized Air-To-Air Missile
The disclosure of the mysterious weapon reflects U.S. plans to challenge China’s long-range missile developments.
Turkish F-16 Knocks Down Target Drone With New Indigenous Air-To-Air Missile
The test of Turkey’s first domestically designed air-to-air missile reflects the country’s increasing ability to produce more advanced weaponry.
Northrop Grumman Reveals Its “LongShot” Air-Launched Missile-Toting Drone Concept (Updated)
A DARPA program is seeking drone concepts that can help extend the range of friendly aircraft and make them less vulnerable in aerial engagements.
DARPA Is Developing Aircraft-Launched Missile-Like Drones That Fire Their Own Air-To-Air Missiles
The LongShot program could enable aircraft to engage aerial threats further away, remain less vulnerable while doing so, and much more.
Russia’s Okhotnik Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Tests Air-To-Air Missiles: Report
The flying-wing drone has apparently begun tests carrying air-to-air missile surrogates for a planned “fighter-interceptor role.”
Tiny Missile Interceptor To Defend Aircraft Against Enemy Missile Attacks Moves Forward
These miniature weapons could provide a robust hard-kill defensive option for everything from stealth fighters to bombers to tankers.
The Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades Ago
The primary goal was to give bombers, such as the B-52, a means to destroy Soviet air defense sites and airborne early warning and control aircraft.