F-35 fires missile inverted

F-35 JPO Image Expanding its capability envelope, the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter has completed firing of an missile while flying upside-down. An external pylon mounted AIM-9X air to air missile was launched while the F-35 was flying inverted over the Patuxent River test range.  Even though the F-35 is not designed for close range air to air combat with an adversary, the missile