A US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet has completed the first captive carriage test of the AGM-154 joint stand-off weapon (JSOW) C-1 variant at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, California, US.
The captive carriage testing is to ensure C-1 maturity and to meet warfighter requirements.
JSOW integrated product team lead Commander Douglas Phelan said the C-1’s Link-16 network interoperability was also tested.
During the test, the weapon’s data link exchanged secure tactical data using the Link-16 network that allowed the F/A-18E/F aircraft to pass targeting information to the weapon.
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By GlobalDataJSOW C-1 is an all-weather, day or night, launch-and-leave, network-enabled weapon with a global positioning / inertial navigation system to help strike moving maritime targets.
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The full system captive carriage test will be carried out in spring with the first free flight of the variant later this year.