A Lockheed Martin AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile with a live J-1000 warhead has destroyed a concrete bunker in a flight test at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. It was the second "end-to-end" flight trial since April. The missile flew for 23min, navigating through 10 waypoints before hitting the target. The focus of the flight tests is on target destruction. Further tests will show performance against a broader target set.
Source: Flight International
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