Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on May 8 that the U.S. Navy conducted a recent test of the company's AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER)--the "first firing overland against operationally representative modern air defense system targets." "The missile successfully detected, identified, located and engaged an advanced, land-based, emitter target," Northrop Grumman said. The recent test marks the fifth of six planned AARGM-ER developmental flight tests, as Northrop Grumman gears up to deliver AARGM-ER to the Navy later this year…
