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Northrop Grumman Testbed With AIM-260-Like Nose Spotted Flying Alongside Raytheon’s VOODOO 1 at Eglin AFB

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The two testbeds, known by their callsigns SCAN 06 and VOODOO 1, carried out concurrent operations in Eglin’s highly instrumented airspace. For three consecutive days, on Mar. 24, 25 and 26, two testbed aircraft, the Northrop Grumman CRJ-700 carrying the U.S. registration code N806X and typically operating using the radio callsign “SCAN 06”, and the Raytheon’s Boeing 727, with registration N289MT ...
The concurrent operations of SCAN 06 and VOODOO 1 over the Gulf of Mexico present a compelling case of advanced aerospace testing, likely tied to the development of next-generation air combat systems. The strongest version of this narrative is that these missions represent a coordinated effort to test sensor integration, data fusion, or mid-course support for the AIM-260 JATM, a critical component of U.S. air superiority strategy. The involvement of both Northrop Grumman and Raytheon assets, alo...