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AIM-120A AMRAAM

IOC: September 1991
Total Production: 10,000
Unitary Cost: USD$386,000
Also Known As: Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile

Origin: United States of America

Contractor/s: Raytheon

Description: The AIM-120 AMRAAM is a medium-range, air-to-air missile designed to meet the requirements of the United States and allied nations. The AIM-120 missile is faster, smaller and lighter than its predecessor the AIM-7 Sparrow medium-range missile and also has improved capabilities against low-altitude targets. AMRAAM incorporates active radar seeker with mid-course inertial navigation making it less dependent on aircraft's fire control radar. That capability enables simultaneous AMRAAM launching against different targets. For better performance AMRAAM can receive target location updates from the radar system of the launch aircraft. It has a blast fragmentation warhead detonated by a proximity fuse.

The combat proven AIM-120 AMRAAM missile was employed during military campaigns over Iraq, Kosovo and Bosnia. The Air Forces of 18 nations operate the AMRAAM missile. The AMRAAM missile is operational on the F-15, F-16, F/A-18, F-4F, JAS-39, Sea-Harrier and Tornado aircraft. Raytheon is integrating the AIM-120 on the Eurofighter-Typhoon, F/A-22A and Harrier II+. AIM-120's flexibility concept allows it to be integrated on ground systems becoming a surface-to-air missile. It is being integrated on Norway's NASAMS, Hawk-AMRAAM and HMMWV Surface-to-Air Systems.

The AIM-120A was introduced in 1991 with the US Air Force and the US Navy (1993).

Parent system is the AIM-120 AMRAAM
Total Production: 20,000
Total Cost: USD$20 billion
Other Family Members: AIM-120 P3I AMRAAM, AIM-120B AMRAAM, AIM-120C AMRAAM, AIM-120D AMRAAM and SL-AMRAAM

Transactions: There are 35 transactions involving 5,515 items for AIM-120 AMRAAM from 1995 to 2011 and 2 transactions involving 142 items for the AIM-120A AMRAAM view report

Applications:

Strike & Fighter Aircraft

F-16C Block 32, F-16C Block 40, F-16C Block 42, F-16C Fighting Falcon, F-16D Block 32, F-16D Block 40, F-16D Block 42, F-16D Fighting Falcon, F-4E Phantom II, F/A-18A Hornet, F/A-18B Hornet, F/A-18C Hornet and F/A-18D Hornet

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:: Specifications ::

Dimensions
Diameter: 180 millimeter
Length: 3.66 meter
Wingspan: 530 millimeter

Performance
Max Range: 48,000 meter

Speed
Top Speed: 1,360 mps (4.10 mach)

Weight
Warhead: 18 kilogram
Weight: 152 kilogram

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8 Jan 2003

Norway Orders MSP 500

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Last Updated:
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CEP: Circular Error Probable
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