RTX's StormBreaker goes 14 for 14 from the F-35C in U.S. Navy flight tests

Raytheon, an RTX business, announced 28 tests of its StormBreaker smart weapon in 2023, including a 100% 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.

"Service-members need trusted weapons that are highly survivable, network enabled and keep them as far from harm's way as possible," says Paul Ferraro, president of Air & Space Defense Systems at Raytheon. "StormBreaker's unique capabilities position it as the right choice for multiple generations of weapons systems."

StormBreaker is an air-launched, precision-strike standoff weapon enabling 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 can 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.