13.05.2025, 05:45
Die neue AIM-174B (AAM) der US-Marine, seit grob 2020/2021 im Dienst, ist erstmals öffentlich gezeigt worden. Offiziell bestätigt worden ist die Waffe, die eine Reichweite von vermutlich 250 bis 300 km hat, aber erst 2024. Es handelt sich quasi um ein luftgestütztes Derivat der RIM-174.
Schneemann
Zitat:U.S. Navy’s New AIM-174B Air-to-Air Missile Spotted in Japanhttps://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...-in-japan/
On May 4, 2025, during the Friendship Day event held at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, the U.S. Navy publicly unveiled the AIM-174B (air-launched variant of the SM-6) for the first time, mounted under the wing of an F/A-18F.
Originally established as a base for U.S. Marine Corps tactical aircraft squadrons rotating from the United States to Japan, MCAS Iwakuni became a major hub for U.S. Navy carrier-based aviation following the relocation of Navy squadrons in 2018. Since then, it has served as the shore base for Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5), which is forward-deployed aboard a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier based at U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture. The AIM-174B was mounted on an F/A-18F assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA-102), currently embarked aboard the USS George Washington.
Schneemann