F-16-Launched Guided Rocket Kills Cruise Missile Target In Demo

An image from an F-16 targeting pod shows a successful intercept by the AGR-20 against a target simulating a cruise missile.
Credit: USAF
A powered target simulating a cruise missile was shot down by a guided 2.75-in. rocket fired by a Lockheed Martin F-16 to demonstrate a relatively affordable capability to defend bases from attacks by waves of cheap cruise missiles, the U.S. Air Force said Dec. 23. The successful interception by a...

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