The Heinkei He 162A-2 "Volksjager" code-named "Salamander" was a German air defense jet fighter that entered service with the Luftwaffe in1945. There were any improved versions of the He 162 either in planning stages or actual development stages when the war ended. One of these projects was Mistel 5, a combination of He 162 A-2 and Arado E-377a non-piloted flying bomb. The plan was to mount a pairs of BMW113A turbojet engines on the E377a flying bomb which in turn would be mounted underneath the He 162A-2. The E-377a would serve as the bomb aircraft while the He 162A-2 the mother aircraft. The He 162A-2 would carry the E-377a to a specified target and release the flying bomb.