StormBreaker is designed to engage both moving and stationary targets on land or at sea in fair or adverse weather, giving aircrews a flexible weapon for complex missions. The weapon's compact form factor allows a single aircraft to carry more rounds than larger munitions, enabling engagements against a greater number of surface targets per sortie.
According to Raytheon, a business of RTX, StormBreaker can fly to and strike mobile targets, reducing the time aircrews must remain in contested airspace. Its guidance and targeting capabilities are intended to preserve accuracy in degraded conditions, helping operators maintain effectiveness when visibility or sensor performance is limited.
"The Super Hornet plays a critical role in the Navy's air combat strategy and equipping it with StormBreaker increases the aircraft's lethality by enabling precision strike in all weather conditions," said Sam Deneke, president of Air and Space Defense Systems at Raytheon. Deneke said StormBreaker's accuracy and versatility are meant to give operators an advantage in harsh environments while supporting mission completion and crew survivability.
StormBreaker is already approved for use on the F 15E and now the F/A 18 E/F Super Hornet, and integration work is underway on all three variants of the F 35. Once fielded across these platforms, the weapon is expected to provide a common, networked precision strike option for multiple services and mission profiles.
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