New Air-to-Surface Weapon Achieves Milestone Release
December 02, 2024
December 02, 2024
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news:
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- A tactical air-to-surface missile, known as the Stand-in Attack Weapon, successfully released from a 40th Flight Test Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon for the first time Nov. 7 over the Gulf of Mexico.
The goal of the test was to prove the new weapon could separate from an aircraft successfully, a major milestone, so further testing . . .
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- A tactical air-to-surface missile, known as the Stand-in Attack Weapon, successfully released from a 40th Flight Test Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon for the first time Nov. 7 over the Gulf of Mexico.
The goal of the test was to prove the new weapon could separate from an aircraft successfully, a major milestone, so further testing . . .