Raytheon, an RTX business, announced 28 tests of its StormBreaker smart weapon in 2023, including a 100 percent success rate on 14 of 14 planned jettisons from the F-35C. The additional 14 tests throughout the year included employment from the F/A-18E/F, F-15E, and F-35B across the U.S. Navy, Marines, and Air Force.
StormBreaker is an air-launched, precision-strike standoff weapon that enables the service-members to defeat moving and fixed targets. It can operate in adverse weather conditions through its tri-mode seeker that employs infrared and millimeter wave radar to see through fog, smoke and rain. The weapon has the capability to receive updated target coordinates mid-flight via two-way datalink communications. Using these network options, StormBreaker allows airborne or ground controllers the ability to send in-flight target updates.
