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2020-08-09
StormBreaker Successfully Released from Super Hornet
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, recently completed the first guided release of a StormBreaker smart weapon from an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. This makes the Super Hornet the second fighter jet to add the weapon when the programme reaches initial operational capability later this year.
The U.S. Air Force’s newest weapon, StormBreaker, enables pilots to hit moving targets in adverse weather or low visibility. Integration is progressing on several U.S. fighter jets including the F-15E and now the F-18 Super Hornet.
During the U.S. Navy flight test, the StormBreaker weapon safely separated from the jet and successfully received guidance data from the plane, enabling it to be directed to its target while in flight.
StormBreaker features a tri-mode seeker that uses imaging infrared and millimetre wave radar in its normal mode. The weapon can also deploy its semi-active laser or GPS guidance to hit targets.
Smart Weapon
The F-15E Eagle is the first platform to add StormBreaker; it's also being integrated on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The smart weapon is set for installation on all F-35 variants by 2023. The Joint Strike Fighter can carry eight StormBreaker weapons internally and eight externally, on the wings. Paired with the F-35's sensors, it will enable the aircraft to hit moving targets in adverse weather.
The StormBreaker’s winged munition autonomously detects and classifies moving targets in poor visibility situations caused by darkness, bad weather, smoke or dust kicked up by helicopters.
Additionally, the weapon’s seeker works in three modes to provide maximum operational flexibility. These include the millimetre wave radar that detects and tracks targets through weather; imaging infrared that provides enhanced target discrimination; and semi-active laser that enables the weapon to track an airborne laser designator or one on the ground.
The tri-mode seeker shares targeting information among all three modes, enabling StormBreaker to engage fixed or moving targets at any time of day and in all weather conditions.
Furthermore, StormBreaker's small size enables the use of fewer aircraft to take out the same number of targets as larger weapons that require multiple jets. It can also fly more than 45 miles to strike mobile targets, reducing the amount of time that aircrews spend in harm's way.
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