Northrop Grumman conducted the second flight test of the AARGM-ER rocket
The United States launched an advanced anti-radar missile of extended range AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER). The missile successfully hit a ground target, the press service of Northrop Grumman reports.
The company noted that the rocket was tested on January 21. The AARGM-ER, launched from an F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft, hit a ground target. The American munition, which was previously called the "killer" of the Russian S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS), identified and hit the radar station.
The improved missile was the development of the AGM-88E High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) ammunition. The AARGM-ER received a new warhead and engine. This allowed to increase the speed and range of flight. The rocket will be able to carry all modifications of the F-35 Lightning II, as well as deck-based aircraft F / A-18E / F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler.
In November, the Defence24 publication suggested that Poland could buy Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) missiles in the United States.
In July, the US Navy conducted the first combat test of the AARGM-ER missile. The launch of the rocket made it possible to assess the correctness of the design solutions used in the creation of the AGM-88G.
