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Navy Conducts First AARGM-ER Live Fire Test From F/A-18 Super Hornet

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, August 2nd, 2021

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Navy Conducts First AARGM-ER Live Fire Test From F/A-18 Super Hornet

Northrop Grumman's AARGM-ER missile check fit in the F-35 weapons bay. Photo: Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Monday said the Navy in July successfully completed the first live fire test of the company’s AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER) from a F/A-18 Super Hornet multi-role fighter, meeting all key test objectives. The test was done three months ahead of schedule, Capt. A.C. “Count” Dutko, the Navy’s program manager for Direct Time Sensitive Strike (PMA-242), said in a statement included in Northrop Grumman’s announcement. The test was conducted in July 19 at…

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