A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet was spotted carrying the AIM-174B and AIM-260A JATM, marking the first documented dual-loadout of these secretive weapons.
The commander of the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet reviewed the missiles, munitions and systems coming to naval aviation at the service’s premier weapons development base.Â
The AIM-174B has appeared once again in the Pacific, this time at a joint exercise in Alaska focused on novel tactics and rapidly proliferating weapons
The AIM-174B Gunslinger has been identified by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) as a possible platform for hypersonic missile defense using newly developed ‘area effect’
The AIM-174B ‘SM-6 ALC’ has been given a first official nickname by Commander, Naval Air Forces, marking the first time the missile has been acknowledged
On May 4, 2025, during the Friendship Day event held at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, the U.S. Navy publicly unveiled the AIM-174B
The SM-6 Air Launched Configuration (ALC), known by its official designation as the AIM-174, is the longest range air-to-air missile ever fielded by the U.S. Navy.
