US Navy (Navy) held the first combat test of the supersonic anti-radiation rocket AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER), designed to destroy the enemy’s anti-missile defense systems, the American edition of The Drive reports.
The publication notes that during the tests of the rocket, previously called the killer of Russian anti-aircraft missile systems with the C-400 “Triumph”, “reached all the goals set for this test.” The publication notes that AGM-88G AARGM-ER launched on July 19, 2021 from the F / A-18E / F Super Hornet aircraft from the Pochokean coast of Marine Point Point Mugub.
According to Captain Alex Dutko, the test is “an important step towards ensuring the fleet of the most modern system of weapons to combat the developing threats of the Earth-Air class.” It is noted that the tests conducted allowed to confirm the correctness of the design solutions used in creating a rocket. Northrop Grumman, which is responsible for developing this weapon, said that the AGM-88G AARGM-ER tests are tested for three months.
In May, the US Navy was first tested this rocket. During tests, the F / A-18E Super Hornet fighter has transferred the AGM-88G AARGM-ER prototype. For the first time the rocket rising in the air did not start. The purpose of the test is called the joint work of the aircraft and rocket systems.
AGM-88G AARGM-ER is created since 2015. Adoption is planned in 2023. The rocket is equipped with a self-watering head with inertial and global (from satellites) navigation stems, as well as an infrared sensor. From the current AGM-88E High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM), the weapon is distinguished by a compact case, large range and speed, as well as new engine, combat part and control elements.