F-16-Launched Guided Rocket Kills Cruise Missile Target In Demo

Steve Trimble December 23, 2019
An image from an F-16 targeting pod shows a successful intercept by the AGR-20 against a target simulating a cruise missile.
Credit: USAF
A powered target simulating a cruise missile was shot down by a guided 2.75-in. rocket fired by a Lockheed Martin F-16 to demonstrate a relatively affordable capability to defend bases from attacks by waves of cheap cruise missiles, the U.S. Air Force said Dec. 23. The successful interception by a...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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