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NAS PATUXENT RIVER, Md. -- An F-35 Lightning II test pilot conducts flight test Sept. 10 to certify the carrier variant of the fighter aircraft for carrying the AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). As part of ongoing integration efforts, the Pax River F-35 Integrated Test Force (Pax ITF) team flew two days of test flights to evaluate flutter, loads, and flying qualities with two AGM-158 loaded on external stations. LRASM is a defined near-term solution for the Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW) air-launch capability gap that will provide flexible, long-range, advanced, anti-surface capability against high-threat maritime targets. The Pax River ITF’s mission is to effectively plan, coordinate, and conduct safe, secure, and efficient flight test for F-35B and C variants, and provide necessary and timely data to support program verification / certification and fleet operational requirements.
| Date Taken: | 09.10.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 09.24.2024 13:51 |
| Photo ID: | 8659318 |
| VIRIN: | 240910-O-ZB537-4453 |
| Resolution: | 3600x2400 |
| Size: | 2.6 MB |
| Location: | MARYLAND, US |
| Web Views: | 589 |
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