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New Missile Prepares for F-35 Tests - Air Force Magazine:
Feb. 20, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
The Air Force is moving forward with its Stand-In Attack Weapon, preparing to check how it fits inside the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter this summer.
Though the service previously said the missile would fly on the B-21 as well, Air Force spokeswoman Ilka Cole said recently the F-35 is now the only USAF aircraft under consideration. Fit checks will entail wind tunnel testing and ground tests.
The weapon is based on the extended-range version of the Navy’s Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile in development at Northrop Grumman. Cole said missile design specifications like its range are classified.
SiAW appears to be one tool the Air Force would use to get closer to countries that keep out encroaching aircraft and to take out enemy systems that target the key assets of modern war, like GPS and other satellites. It’s designed to pursue targets that move quickly as well.
“SiAW targets include theater ballistic missile launchers, land attack and anti-ship cruise missile launchers, GPS jammers, anti-satellite systems, and integrated air defense systems,” according to Air Force budget documents.
AARGM is a supersonic missile used to destroy enemy air defenses, according to Northrop. It can “rapidly engage traditional and advanced land- and sea-based air defense threats, as well as non-radar, time-sensitive strike targets.” The baseline version is already integrated onto the F-35.
Military testers will vet the SiAW on the F-35 in the early 2020s so it can begin regular operations by the mid-2020s. It’s expected to wield a new warhead, the design of which is slated to end in fiscal 2021.
The Air Force created the program in 2018 and requested $160.4 million for SiAW development in its 2021 budget, ramping up to $364.5 million in 2025. The request did not say how much the weapon will cost in total.
Stand-In Attack Weapon (SiAW)
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The text of the RFI specifies that the USAF «Is looking to integrate advanced technologies in the SiAW. He SiAW it is an air-to-ground weapon designed to threaten elements located within A2 / AD environments ».
As noted by the USAF, the SiAW will take full advantage of the program AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER), developed by the US Navy and Northrop Grumman and is currently in the testing phase.
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The modifications introduced in the SiAW they include the development and integration of a new warhead and a fuze capable of beating a wider set of objectives, as well as an Active Radar Guide (ARH) system and a new interface and liaison system that will allow communication between this weapon and the F-35.
El SiAW It will also have an open and modular architecture to allow the development and introduction of future improvements, so that it remains a relevant tool in the face of threats that are constantly evolving, according to the USAF.
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According to this institution, nowadays, weapons inherited from the fourth generation fighter-bomber continue to be used, which nullifies many of the advantages that the devices of later generations can offer. Source: revistaejercitos.com
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