Air launched SM-6 missile exposed in new test photo on F-18s, bring long range strike power to US carrier groups

[F-22Raptor]

A Raytheon RIM-174 SM-6 missile integrated on a left wing pylon of a Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet in flight.
Credit: Michael Grove

Exposing a new layer of long-range striking power for the U.S. Navy carrier battle group, a photo obtained by Aerospace DAILY shows what appears to be a Raytheon RIM-174 SM-6 missile integrated on a left wing pylon of a Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet in flight. A civilian photographer captured the...


https://aviationweek.com/defense-sp...ef-air-launched-sm-6-missile-exposed-new-test

 

[ziaulislam]

It obviosuly its without a boaster
But this is the answer to pl15&plxx till new aim260 comes online

 

[dbc]

A Raytheon RIM-174 SM-6 missile integrated on a left wing pylon of a Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet in flight.
Credit: Michael Grove

Exposing a new layer of long-range striking power for the U.S. Navy carrier battle group, a photo obtained by Aerospace DAILY shows what appears to be a Raytheon RIM-174 SM-6 missile integrated on a left wing pylon of a Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet in flight. A civilian photographer captured the...


https://aviationweek.com/defense-sp...ef-air-launched-sm-6-missile-exposed-new-test

The image, Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet carrying the RIM-174 SM-6 missile is from 2018.