F-35 fighters were used as sensors for Integrated Air and Missile Defense interceptors

January 22, 2020

Defence Blog

Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp, has announced that its newest F-35 fighter jets were used as airborne sensors to successfully detect, track and intercept near simultaneous air-breathing threats in a test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.

The December 2019 test marked the first time F-35s were used as sensors during an IBCS live fire test against multiple airborne targets.

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