Lockheed Martin has announced that it will begin tests of its 'Paragon' Dual Mode Plus laser-guided bomb (LGB), previously integrated and tested on F/A-18 aircraft, on F-16s. The test flights are planned for the second quarter of 2017. Paragon direct attack munition features an inertial navigation system (INS)/GPS all-weather moving-target capability and effective against fixed, relocatable and moving targets.
211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)