Navy tests network-enabled missile

The Navy has finished integration tests on its maritime network-enabled missile.

The Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1 completed integrated test and evaluation at the Sea Range at Point Mugu, California. It was fired from an F/A-18 Super Hornet and struck a moving maritime target.

"The C-1 variant incorporates a two-way strike common weapon datalink enabling a moving maritime target capability," said a Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) news release. "It is equipped with an imaging infrared seeker and an autonomous target capability to attack targets with precision accuracy.

The JSOW is next scheduled for operational testing, with deployment slated for 2016.

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