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Navy AARGM-ER Missile Completes Second Flight Test

Tuesday, February 15th, 2022

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Navy AARGM-ER Missile Completes Second Flight Test

An AARGM-ER is successfully launched from a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet during a January 2022 test at the Point Mugu Sea Range, Calif. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy last month successfully completed the second flight test of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] AGM-88 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER). In the test, the Navy launched an AARGM-ER from an F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet on Jan. 21 at the Point Mugu Sea Range off the coast of California. The company disclosed the test on Feb. 7 and said the missile performed an extended range profile that engaged with a land-based emitter target staged at the range on…

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