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First Photo Emerges Of AIM-260A JATM Missile Carried By A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet [...]

After years of waiting, it appears we have a first look at the secretive AIM-260A Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM) which is being developed as a successor to the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). The weapon, notably a live example as denoted by the red and yellow bands, was loaded on one of the two fuselage hardpoints usually reserved to the AIM-120 or targeting pods, as photos taken by Jonathan Tweedy at Eglin Air Force Base on May 13, 2026 show.

https://theaviationist.com/2026/05/15/ai...er-hornet/

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