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AIM-120 AMRAAM - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, or AMRAAM (pronounced am-ram), commonly known to air crews as the "Slammer," is a modern air-to-air missile (AAM). AMRAAM serves as a follow-on to the AIM-7 Sparrow missile series. AMRAAM was developed as the result of an agreement, no longer in effect, among the United States and several other NATO nations to develop air-to-air missiles and to share production technology. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/AIM-120_AMRAAM   (1662 words)

Equipment Matchups: Air-to-Air Weaponry The AMRAAM is combat-proven in terms of leathality and reliability. In late '99 software updates for the ROCAF F-16 Block 20 MLU were initiated, providing the necessary interface to fire the AMRAAM, which paved the way for eventual transfer of the weapon, but also limited the F-16 as the only type capable of carrying the missile. The Mica has proven to be such a competitive threat to the US AMRAAM missile, a US Navy Los Angeles class submarine may have attempted to gather performance data on a live-fire test conducted near Taiwan in 5/98 when it was detected by an ROCAF S-2T. www.emeraldesigns.com /matchup/aam.htm   (1513 words)

Air Power Analysis: AIM-120 AMRAAM In addition to this mode, the AMRAAM is fully capable of directing itself to a point in space from which it will engage its radar to seek out the target. Although the AMRAAM's active radar-homing seeker does feature this capability, its ability to guide itself in this manner is limited by the distance between itself and the target. In addition, the AMRAAM also allows the pilot to direct simultaneous attacks against multiple targets. www.jolly-rogers.com /airpower/aim-120/avionics.html   (782 words)

Jane's F-15 Training Page: A/A Missile AIM 7 shoot queue is different from AIM 120 shoot queue. There are three types of missiles in the inventory; AIM 9 Sidewinder is used for short range, AIM 7 Sparrow and AIM 120 AMRAM are used for medium range. Since AIM 7 is not default for this training program you need to load it. ourworld.cs.com /ealanier/jansf15/f15aam.htm   (736 words)

Raytheon Company: Products & Services: AMRAAM AMRAAM provides operational flexibility and multi-shot capability.  It can be launched day or night, in all weather.  Its autonomous guidance capability provides the pilot with critical range preserving launch and leave aptitude. AMRAAM packs unprecedented performance into a lightweight, cost-effective package.  Because of the incorporation of the latest digital technology, micro-miniaturized solid-state electronics, and up to date active radar guidance, AMRAAM delivers the highest dependability at the lowest cost of ownership. AMRAAM’s operational capabilities include quick fly-out, robust immunity to countermeasures, and better capability attacking low-altitude targets. www.raytheon.com /products/amraam   (192 words)

AMRAAM The AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile) is a fire-and-forget air-to-air missile, and has replaced the AIM-7 Sparrow as the U.S. military's standard BVR (Beyond Visual Range) intercept missile. Although a few AIM-120As were deployed to the Gulf during Operation Desert Storm in early 1991, no AMRAAMs were fired in that conflict (officially, at least). The AMRAAM can be carried by all current U.S. fighter aircraft (F-14D, F-15, F-16, F/A-18, F-22), and is launched from LAU-127/A, -128/A or -129/A CRLs (Common Rail Launchers), which can also be used for the AIM-9 Sidewinder. www.astronautix.com /lvs/amraam.htm   (1099 words)

AIM-132 ASRAAM - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In the 1980s, NATO countries had an agreement that the United States would develop a medium-range air-to-air missile (the AIM-120 AMRAAM) to replace the AIM-7 Sparrow, and Britain and Germany would develop a short-range air-to-air missile (the ASRAAM) to replace the AIM-9 Sidewinder. After numerous development delays with ASRAAM, the U.S. later changed its mind and developed an improved Sidewinder, the AIM-9X. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/AIM-132_ASRAAM   (338 words)

PR&F News: The AIM-120 AMRAAM is an all-weather, beyond-visual-range (BVR) capable missile originally developed as a result of a joint agreement among the United States and its major allies. A replacement for the AIM-7 Sparrow missile series, the AMRAAM missile is smaller, lighter and quicker, but has longer range and an increase in cost of about 25 percent. The AMRAAM Captive Equipment (ACE) and Integration Test Vehicle (ITV) pods were flown on the F/A-18s to test the missile's interface with the aircraft and missile guidance algorithms. www.nawcwpns.navy.mil /~pacrange/s1/news/2001/AMRAAM.htm   (729 words)

Air Power Analysis: AIM-120 AMRAAM For example, prior to AMRAAM, an F-15E carrying bombs on its Conformal Fuel Tanks (CFTs) would be incapable of employing a BVR missile for defense as the AIM-7 could only be mounted to the CFT stations. While the AIM-7 is only able to be cold-launched, the AMRAAM is capable of cold-launch or rail-launch. This offers a great deal of flexibility to ordinance planners as the AMRAAM can be mounted to stations previously available only to the rail-launched AIM-9 Sidewinder. www.jolly-rogers.com /airpower/aim-120/structure.html   (1115 words)

M45.doc The UK armed forces acquired some 330 AIM-120 AMRAAMs to equip the Sea Harrier FA.Mk 2 (with which the missile entered service in 1996) and the Tornado F.Mk 3, which was modified to accept the new weapon, under a CSP (Capability Sustainment Programme) upgrade. AMRAAM falls short of being a true ‘fire-and-forget’ or ‘launch-and-leave’ weapon (except in the shortest-range engagements). At best, the AMRAAM will be left further from the target, with more manoeuvring to do to reach it, and this will inevitably impact on ‘endgame performance’. www.ukdf.org.uk /millibrief/M45.doc   (1776 words)

Steve Quayle News Alerts The first batch of AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles (AMRAAM) that the United States agreed in 2000 to sell to Taiwan is scheduled to be delivered in the near future, military sources said yesterday. The AIM-120 AMRAAM is a new generation air-to-air missile. A follow-up to the AIM-7 Sparrow missile series, the AMRAAM is compatible with the U.S. F-15, F-16 and developmental F-22, as well as the German F-4 and the British Sea Harrier aircraft. www.stevequayle.com /News.alert/03_Unrest/030714.US.2deliver.AIM-120.html   (258 words)

Army Technology - Surface-Launched AMRAAM missile The AMRAAM, AIM-120, was developed and is best known as an air-launched fire and forget missile deployed on the F-15, F-16, F/A-18, F-22, F-4F, Sea Harrier, Harrier II Plus, Eurofighter, JAS-39 Gripen, JA-37 Viggen and the Tornado. Surface-launched AMRAAM is cued by the Raytheon AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel radar. The three surface launchers for AMRAAM are: the eight-missile universal launcher, the four-missile CLAWS (HUMRAAM) and the six-missile Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS). www.army-technology.com /projects/surface-launched   (1145 words)

AIM-120 - Aircraftbargains Forums The distance that the AMRAAM goes active on is dependent on when the radar in the missile is able to get a good lock. To date my 120 tactics in F4 have been to acquire - lock - fire 120 - and then remain locked until the missle hits the target or over shoots. You see the AMRAAM is a "Fire and Forget" missle, which means it will take care of itself once it's launched. www.aircraftbargains.com /forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=762   (2336 words)

AMRAAM AIM-120 The AMRAAM may be thought of as the second best air to air missile on the blue side in Harpoon but it may actually be the best one. With a range of 40 miles, it is capable of hitting almost any aircraft. members.aol.com /CIOFAM/amraam.html   (114 words)

How to Shoot Down an Airliner The two missiles that would most likely be employed in this effort would be the AIM-9X Sidewinder and the AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles. Note from xxxxx : Way back when I was flying, USAF used Fox 3 for an AMRAAM shot to differentiate from a Fox 1 AIM-7 missile shot. The AIM-7 does NOT have active radar on board; the target must be illuminated by the fighter's radar until impact. www.alliedpilots.org /Public/Topics/ArchivedTopics/ArmingPilots/howtoshootdownanairliner.asp   (1138 words)

Military Aviation The MSIP F-15C/D is also compatible with the AIM-120 AMRAAM, which is belatedly replacing the AIM-7 Sparrow as the principal armament for the C/D model Eagle. AMRAAM was infrequently carried, but was not used in combat. More than 2,200 missions totalling some 7,700 hours of combat time were logged, resulting in thirty two arial victories, two of them scored by a Saudi pilot of the RSAF's No. 13 Squadron. www.sirviper.com /index.php?page=div/f15   (696 words)

ATK - International Products - AIM-120 AMRAAM Rocket Motor ATK is under contract to produce the AMRAAM's low-smoke, high-impulse motor, which reduces the chances of an enemy sighting either the launch or the oncoming missile and taking evasive action. The AMRAAM is the premier, medium-range, air-intercept missile currently used by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and more than 25 U.S. allies. ATK also produces the baseline and P3I warhead variants for the AMRAAM missile. www.atk.com /internationalproducts/interprod_amraam.asp   (212 words)

Arms Trade News - May 1996 DESCRIPTION: The AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) is a supersonic, over-the-horizon weapon that can be launched day or night, in any weather, and has a range of approximately 20 miles. AMRAAMs are compatible with F/A-18 C/D, F-16, F-15, F-14, German F-4, and British Sea Harrier aircraft. State Department decisions are pending on U.S. AMRAAM exports to Austria, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. www.clw.org /archive/cat/atn0596.html   (2581 words)

Raytheon Wins AMRAAM Contract AMRAAM (AIM-120) is a radar-guided missile designed for beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air combat. The deal covers production and logistic support for 426 AMRAAMS through July 2003. Raytheon has won a $177 million contract for continued production of the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) for the U.S. government. www.aviationnow.com /shownews/01paris2/intell35.htm   (92 words)

Harris Corporation Marks Delivery of 1,000th Warhead Replacement Tactical Telemetry Module The AIM-120 AMRAAM is designed to take maximum advantage of the highly accurate, long-range target detection capabilities offered by the advanced radar systems of modern-day warplanes. The WRTTM, used onboard the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), is used on training flights and provides weapon system evaluators at Tyndall AFB, Florida with critical missile flight and performance information, as well as command destruct capability from launch until final impact. The Harris WRTTM replaces the warhead on the AMRAAM Missile during training flights from Tyndall AFB, provides positioning and telemetry data to the ground site, and allows the ground site to destroy the missile in flight through a flight termination transponder. www.harris.com /employment/view_pressrelease.asp?act=lookup&pr_id=1278   (455 words)

FMS: Jordan Wants AIM-120 AMRAAM Missiles Jordan will use the AIM-120C AMRAAM missiles aboard its F-16 aircraft enhancing air-to-air self defense capabilities and provide increased interoperability with US forces. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified the US Congress of a possible foreign military sale (FMS) of AIM-120C AMRAAM advanced medium range air-to-air missiles, LAU-129 launch rails and captive air training missiles to Jordan as well as associated equipment and services. Jordan's F-16 aircraft are being upgraded, mid-life update program, to remain in service through 2025 or beyond. www.deagel.com /news2?p=ns000112sl   (151 words)

TCC - Balkans:Allied Force:Dutch MiG Kill n F-16 from the Royal Netherlands Air Force locked onto a Yugoslav MiG-29, fired an AIM-120 AMRAAM, and downed the Fulcrum in the opening scenes of the NATO Operation Allied Force in March. F-16s perform combat air patrol but have to rely on the AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles only. The shoot down occurred when a four ship of F-16s were escorting a strike package of Tornadoes, F-15E Strike Eagles, and additional F-16s to Serbia from northern Kosovo. home.wanadoo.nl /tcc/balkan/allfor_migkill.html   (1509 words)

AIM-155 Advanced Air-to-Air Missile (AAAM) The AIM-155 used mid-course guidance, just like the AIM-120 AMRAAM, and in the neighbourhood of the target a dual-mode active radar/infra-red (IR) guidance system would have been used. The AIM-155 used mid-course guidance, just like the AIM-120 AMRAAM, and in the neighbourhood of the target, the radar became active. This form of propulsion would provide a slower acceleration than the rocker propulsion system of General Dynamics and Westinghouse, but the benefit would come at ranges beyond two-thirds of the maximum range when the ramjet powered missile would have been faster. www.csd.uwo.ca /~pettypi/elevon/gustin_military/aaam.html   (823 words)

Fighter Jets Combining extreme maneuverability and high thrust-to-weight ratio, this jet is one of the most adept dogfighters in the world. The newest addition to the U.S. Air Force, the F-22 is a combination of stealth, speed, maneuverability, and power mixed together. It is used on land, but is primarily found on aircraft carriers. home.earthlink.net /~gsegal/Page1.html   (272 words)

Fighters Armament: AIM-120 AMRAAM, AIM-7 F/M Sparrow missiles, AIM-9L/M Sidewinder missiles, one M-61A1 20 mm multibarrel cannon, MK82/84, CBU-87/89, GBU-10/12/15/24/27/28, EGBU-15, AGM-65, AGM-130. Armament: One M-61A1 20 mm multibarrel gun, four AIM-120 AMRAAM, two AIM-7F/M Sparrow missiles and two AIM-9L/M Sidewinder missiles. multibarrel gun, up to six AIM-9 infrared missiles, AMRAAM missiles, air-to-air and air-to-surface munitions and electronic counter- measure pods. www.af.mil /news/airman/0103/fighter.html   (176 words)

Electronic Aviation - Articles - Guide to Advanced Medium/Long Range Air to Air Missiles The missile has a similar look to the AIM-120 AMRAAM although it uses similar technology as the R-77 Adder. The AMRAAM first saw combat action over Iraq during Desert Strom where F-15Cs carried the missile but none was fired. It employs active, semi-active, and inertial navigational methods of guidance to provide an autonomous launch and leave capability against single and multiple targets in all environments. www.electronicaviation.com /sections/articles/Military/96   (1308 words)

TT-051000 The R77 AAM, which China is scheduled to receive from Russia, is an equivalent to the US-made AIM-120 AMRAAM (advanced medium-range air-to-air missile), one of the most lethal weapons in air combat. The Chinese air force is expected to pose an even greater threat to Taiwan after taking delivery of the first batch of an advanced air-to-air missile (AAM) from Russia in the near future -- a delivery reported yesterday by the Canada-based Kanwa Information Center. According to the Kanwa report, the Chinese air force will start receiving the first batch of R77s shortly. www.taiwansecurity.org /TT/TT-051000.htm   (439 words)

L-3 Communications Electron Devices Awarded Contract to Supply Microwave Tubes for AMRAAM Missile Program “Raytheon’s AIM-120 AMRAAM missile is the world’s most capable and widely used medium-range missile,” said Jim Benham, president of L-3 Electron Devices. L-3 Electron Devices’ traveling wave tubes are used in the active seeker of the AMRAAM missile. The missile is used extensively by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and more than 20 countries, and is the preeminent beyond-visual-range active radar missile in terms of accuracy and effectiveness. www.edd.l-3com.com /edd/html/news.htm   (354 words)

Aerospaceweb.org Ask Us - German F-4F Armament Other weapons the F-4F can carry include the M61A1 20-mm Vulcan cannon, four AIM-9 Sidewinders, four AIM-7 Sparrows (in place of AMRAAM), rocket pods, gun pods, general purpose bombs, cluster bombs, AGM-65 Maverick laser-guided missiles in conjunction with the AVQ-23 Pave Spike designator, and the AGM-45 Shrike. The first AMRAAM firing from an F-4F ICE occurred in November 1991 and the upgraded aircraft were placed in service with JG71 and JG74. The first phase of the KWS (Kampfwehrsteigerung), or Improved Combat Efficiency (ICE) program, saw about 150 F-4Fs upgraded with a new laser inertial gyro, GEC CPU-143/A digital air computer, and a new databus. www.aerospaceweb.org /question/planes/q0056a.shtml   (185 words)

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