Defence Trials

Miniature Munition Trials

The USAF and RAAF jointly undertook miniature munition carriage and release trials using an F-111 bomber at the WTF in June 2004. The program was conducted under the Australia-US Deutch-Ayers Project Arrangement 24, and involved the USAF Air Force Research Laboratory Air Vehicles and Munitions Directorate for aeroacoustics, subsonic and supersonic separations and network enabled concept demonstrators. The test items entailed dual Powered Low Cost Autonomous Attack Systems (PLOCAAS) attached to a subpack and also an ASRAAM for internal carriage. PLOCAAS stores are part of a family of miniature munitions designed to be carried in shallow weapon bays such as on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.