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The AIM-120 [a] Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) (/ æ m r æ m / AM-ram) is an American beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile capable of all-weather day-and-night operations. It uses active transmit-receive radar guidance instead of semi-active receive-only radar guidance.
NASAMS was the first application of a surface-launched AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile). NASAMS 2 is an upgraded version of the system capable of using Link 16, which has been operational since 2007. As of 2022, NASAMS 3 is the latest upgrade.
The AIM-260 production is expected to overtake AIM-120 production by 2026. [10] [12] Development of the missile has been highly classified; it is a Special Access Program. [6] In FY 2020, the U.S. Air Force appropriated $6.5m for the construction of a custom storage vault at Hill AFB specifically for the JATM, citing the classified nature of ...
The AIM-120, the standard long-range missile for U.S. aircraft, has a maximum range of about 150 km (93 miles), which ... The U.S. military also leaned into developing the AMRAAM as a cheaper ...
A USAF F-22 fires an AIM-120 AMRAAM Ramjet powered Meteor for Saab 39 Gripen, Dassault Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets. An air-to-air missile (AAM) is a missile fired from an aircraft for the purpose of destroying another aircraft (including unmanned aircraft such as cruise missiles).
A 2020 Royal United Services Institute report said this missile, a follow-on to the PL-12, has a small, active radar seeker "and outranges the US-made AIM-120C/D AMRAAM series."
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Model Origin Role Notes AIM-7 Sparrow: United States: Medium-range air-to-air missile: In limited use AIM-9 Sidewinder: United States: Short-range air-to-air missile: AIM-120 AMRAAM