The U.S. Navy and Raytheon

The U.S. Navy and Raytheon on June 30 completed the first successful intercept using the AIM-9X short-range air-to-air missile. It was fired from an F/A-18 at the Navy's China Lake, Calif., center and impacted a QF-4 drone.

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