
美國海軍VX-31測試中隊戰機被拍到同時掛載兩款長程空對空飛彈與IRST感測器
美國海軍一架F/A-18超級大黃蜂測試機近日在加州南部上空被拍到同時掛載AIM-174B與AIM-260A兩款長程空對空飛彈,為兩型飛彈首次有公開影像紀錄同時出現於同一戰機。
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美國海軍持續推進未來艦載機聯隊計畫,並測試新型長程空對空飛彈與感測器。
美國海軍 VX-31 測試中隊一架F/A-18F「超級大黃蜂」戰機在加州南部上空飛行,同時掛載AIM-174B與AIM-260A空對空飛彈,機腹中央油箱並整合紅外線搜索與追蹤(IRST)感測器。
美國海軍一架F/A-18E/F「超級大黃蜂」(Super Hornet)測試機,近日在加州南部上空被拍到同時掛載AIM-174B與AIM-260A兩款長程空對空飛彈。軍聞網站《Naval News》報導,這似乎是兩型飛彈首次有公開影像紀錄同時出現在同一架戰機上。
報導指出,這架隸屬美海軍第31空中測試與評估中隊(VX-31)的戰機,由航空攝影師在加州里奇克雷斯特(Ridgecrest)附近拍到,機上還掛載洛克希德.馬丁(Lockheed Martin)研發的IRST21紅外線搜索與追蹤系統外掛艙。
2款飛彈的任務定位有所不同。AIM-174B是由海軍艦載「標準六型」(SM-6)飛彈衍生的空射型,主要用於遠距離攻擊預警機、轟炸機及空中加油機等大型、高價值空中目標。
AIM-260A「聯合先進戰術飛彈」(Joint Advanced Tactical Missile, JATM)則是新一代空對空飛彈,研發目標是補充並逐步取代 AIM-120「先進中程空對空飛彈」(AMRAAM),提升對先進空中威脅的交戰能力。
兩型飛彈同時掛載,讓外界得以觀察美海軍如何測試不同任務定位的空對空武器配置。不過,公開影像只能確認掛載狀態,不能據此認定兩型飛彈已完成全部整合測試,或已具備同時發射及完整作戰能力。
《Naval News》將這項配置與美海軍「未來艦載機聯隊」(Air Wing of the Future,AWOTF)計畫連結。該計畫將在未來10年逐步導入新感測器、無人航空載具及新型武器,目標是擴大現有戰機的作戰範圍,並增添新的作戰能力。
報導指出,AIM-174B已參與多場大型演習,並部署至日本的前線海軍中隊。AIM-260A則持續進行測試;《Naval News》引述一則後來已刪除的VX-31臉書貼文指出,該飛彈在2024年完成超過26小時飛行測試。
這次公開影像呈現兩型飛彈同時掛載於同一架測試機的狀態,為觀察美海軍新一代空對空武器發展提供了新的公開紀錄。

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