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SLAM-ER scores twice. (Airscoop).


The Standoff stand·off  
n.
1. A tie or draw, as in a contest.

2. A situation in which one force neutralizes or counterbalances the other.

3. A standoff insulator.

adj.
Standoffish.
 Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response demonstrated its "under the weather" capability during two successful launches at NAVAIR's western test range complex. Fired from F/A-18Cs, the SLAM-ERs scored direct hits in minimum-range/low-altitude and medium-range/high-altitude launches. Both launches employed the weapon's stop motion aimpoint 1. A precise point associated with a target and assigned for a specific weapon impact to achieve the intended objective and level of destruction. May be defined descriptively (e.g., vent in center of roof), by grid reference, or geolocation.
2.
 update capability, which allows the target image to be frozen on the cockpit This article is about the flight deck of an aircraft. For other uses, see Cockpit (disambiguation).

A cockpit is the area usually nearer the front of a piloted aircraft from which a pilot controls the aircraft.
 display screen and gives the pilot the ability to change the aimpoint up until the final. .5 nm of the missile's approach to the target.
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Title Annotation:Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response testing
Author:Leland, Wendy
Publication:Naval Aviation News
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:May 1, 2002
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