| Tuesday, October 14, 2008 |
 |
AIM-120 AMRAAM
IOC: 1991
Total Production: 16,000
Total Program's Cost: USD$13.2 billion
SL-AMRAAM
IOC: 1996
Also Known As
Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile
Origin
United States of America
Contractor/s
Raytheon
Applications
HAWK XXI
HUMRAAM
NASAMS
Family Members
AIM-120 P3I AMRAAM
AIM-120A AMRAAM
AIM-120B AMRAAM
AIM-120C AMRAAM
AIM-120D AMRAAM
|
Description:
The Surface Launched AMRAAM is an surface-to-air missile intended for several air defense systems such as the HUMRAAM, CLAWS, NASAMS and HAWK XXI. Overall performance and appearance are exactly the same of AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles excepting its maximum range that has been cut to 20-mile (33 km) due to the surface launch mode.
The SL-AMRAAM missile has been selected by Norway, Spain and the United States of America.
Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 180 mm, Length 3.7 m, Width 450 mm
Weights: Max Weight 157 kg (346 lb), Warhead 20 kg (44 lb)
Performance: Ceiling 15,000 m (49,213 ft), Max Range 33,000 m (108,268 ft), Top Speed 1,360 mps (Mach 4)
|
|
Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)
Last Updated: Friday, October 10, 2008
Leave Feedback >>
|
|
Copyright © 2003 - 2008 deagel.com. All Rights Reserved.
Norway
Spain
United States of America