Korean Overseas Information Service, A test fire of the AIM-9L air-to-air missile on A-50, an upgraded version of the country's supersonic jet trainer, has been successful, proving the light attacker's efficiency, the Air Force said on Tuesday (Nov. 8).
In the test fire at an air base in Sacheon in South Gyeongsang Province, the A-50 successfully hit an unmanned target 1.5 miles away from the aircraft in the air with the air-to-air missile, it said in a statement.
The AIM-9L is the supersonic, heat-seeking, air-to-air missile equipped with a high-explosive warhead and an active infrared guidance system.
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