An AGM-65B Maverick missile is launched from an F-15E during the aircraft's first fight test involving a live "smart" weapon. The test demonstrated that the F-15E's advanced radar and infrared sensor systems could quickly and precisedly locate small tactical targets. It also demonstrated that the F-15E's avionics could direct the missile's electro-optical sensor system where to look to acquire and lock onto the target. The capability gave the F-15E flight crew an extremely high degree of confidence that the missile was locked onto its intended target. Supplied with such precise data, the missile guided itself to the target and struck it with pinpoint accuracy.