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F-35 fires first AIM-9X missile
Friday, January 22, 2016 11:36
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from 412th Test Wing Public Affairs
1/21/2016 - EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – An F-35 from the 461st Flight Test Squadron launched an AIM-9X missile for the first time over the Pacific Sea Test Range Jan. 12, 2016. The Flight Sciences aircraft, AF-1, of the Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force, was piloted by David Nelson, Lockheed Martin chief F-35 test pilot at Edwards AFB.
The AIM-9X is an advanced infrared missile and the newest of the Sidewinder family of short-range air-to-air missiles carried on a wide range of fighter jets.
The missile was launched at 6,000 feet.
The shot paves the way for the F-35 to utilize the weapon's high off-boresight and targeting capabilities, increasing lethality in the visual arena.
Source: http://military-online.blogspot.com/2016/01/f-35-fires-first-aim-9x-missile.html
