Typhoon and F-35B Lightning II fighters of the Royal Air Force (RAF) of Great Britain have fired a record number of advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) missiles at unmanned targets in ten days. This is reported by the American edition of The Drive.
The publication notes that a total of 53 missiles were fired. "Each of these missiles costs about 200,000 pounds (or about 225,500 US dollars)," the newspaper writes.
Thus, in ten days, British Typhoon and F-35B Lightning II fighters fired missiles totaling about $ 12,000,000.
The publication recalls that the exercises, called Exercise FOX2 Frenzy, took place in September off the west coast of Scotland at a training ground in the Hebrides. In total, fighters from at least eight squadrons took part in the event.
According to the publication, ASRAAM is capable of reaching speeds of more than three Mach numbers, however, compared to similar short-range air-to-air missiles, it does not differ in increased maneuverability.
In February, The Drive noticed that the 300M product, a Russian advanced short-range air-to-air missile based on the K-30, will have characteristics comparable to the American AIM-9X Sidewinder and the British ASRAAM.