Defence Trials

ALARM Missile Trials

In August 2000, the Royal Air Force (RAF) conducted in-service firings of the Air Launched Anti-Radiation Missile (ALARM) from Tornado GR4 aircraft at Woomera (trial ‘Dingo Dart’). The ALARM missiles were directed towards a target at the Parakylia Stand-off Target Area (PASTA). ARDU provided operational support to the RAF including range control, C-band radar tracking and an F/A-18 photo-chase aircraft. Real-time cine and video coverage of the PASTA target site was also provided by ARDU. The Dingo Dart trials were sponsored by the RAF’s Air Warfare Centre.