So they were able to come here and utilize the Edwards airspace and ground test facilities for the captive carriage flight and ground testing. “The weapons ranges needed simply don’t exist in Norway. The JSM missile system was matured and proven with ground testing, captive carriage testing (flight test missions to ensure the weapon would perform its designed functions prior to being released from the aircraft), and live-drop testing to verify the JSM’s ability to be safely released from the aircraft and perform its autonomous functions. All live releases of the weapon were conducted at the Utah Test and Training Range.ĭrake mentions the weapons development program at Edwards began in 2015.
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Throughout the test program, numerous software and hardware changes and updates were made.
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The different variants proved the JSM could sustain extended periods of flight under its own power and successfully navigate over different terrain.Īll variants of the JSM were inert until the final flight test events where it actually hit a target with full mission systems software and guidance. The next several tests used a version of the JSM that still did not have a warhead, but had a live engine and navigation avionics. It made it a lot more efficient and effective to use F-16s to be able to test mid-cycle a new type of weapon.”Īccording to Drake, testing included multiple variants of the JSM that increased in complexity and capability throughout the course of the program with the first JSM being a glide-only weapon with an active autopilot, but without a live engine. “The F-35 is still undergoing its own technology development and design iterations, which brings its own challenges.
“The F-16 is a much more proven and mature platform in terms of technology development,” says Collin Drake, 416th FLTS JSM project engineer. Testing on the F-35A - done prior to integration testing - was conducted at the Air Force Base (AFB) on F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 416th Flight Test Squadron. Air Force engineers, test pilots, and Norwegian government and industry personnel from the 416th Test Flight Squadron. Norway's F-35A Joint Strike Missile (JSM) completed testing by a team of U.S. A weapons load team prepares to remove a Joint Strike Missile from a 416th Flight Test Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon.
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