Lightning II launches ASRAAM

United Kingdom On February 24, an AIM-132 ASRAAM was fired at an unmanned drone over the Point Mugu Sea Range off the California coast. Lockheed Martin AN F-35B has conducted its first firing trial with the MBDA Advanced Short- Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM). The successful launch marked the first time that a British-designed missile had been fired from the Lightning II, and the first time a non-US missile had been employed from the aircraft. The test work took place at