A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle shot down a QF-16 aerial target in the first-ever live-fire of an Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) using an infrared search-and-track (IRST) system.

PATUXENT RIVER, Md., Dec. 10 (UPI) --A long-wave infrared sensor pod that searches for, identifies and tracks heat sources at extended ranges has received Navy approval for low-rate production.

Boeing, working alongside the US Missile Defense Agency, has successfully fired the Airborne Laser (ABL) weapon system's tracking laser in-flight at an airborne target for the first time. During ...