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The United States has been developing the AIM-260 JATM in complete secrecy to counter long-range air-to-air missile threats such as China's PL-15, which is a next-generation weapon intended to replace the AIM-120 AMRAAM in the long term.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) The next-generation air-to-air missile 'AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile' (JATM), which has been developed in great secrecy by the United States targeting China, was spotted being mounted on the Australian Air Force's F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet.
According to The War Zone, a U.S. military media outlet, on the 1st (local time), a photo was released of an F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter belonging to the 1st Squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force flying with an AIM-260 missile, which participated in the multinational joint air power integration test exercise 'Gray Flag 2026' held at the Point Mugu Naval Base in Ventura County, California, last month.
Australia is the first country outside the United States to acquire the AIM-260, America's highest-grade strategic weapon.
The AIM-260, which is being developed to complement and replace the AIM-120 AMRAAM, the U.S. Air Force's main medium-range air-to-air missile, is also intended to respond to the threat of next-generation PL series long-range air-to-air missiles such as China's PL-15L, 16, and 17. Take a look at the video.
Produced by: Kim Geon-tae, Hwang Seong-wook
Video: Reuters, US Military Video Information Distribution Service, YouTube Australian Air Force, Military Micheonha, Site Hot War Zone
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