The technical feasibility studies of the Joint New Air-to-Air Missile (JNAAM) will be completed this year, announced by Japanese local media on 15 January. Developed in collaboration with the UK’s MBDA and Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric under a 2014 contract, JNAAM combines the UK's missile-related technologies and Japanese seeker technologies. The missile is based on Mitsubishi AAM-4, with enhanced operational range and higher accuracy.
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)