D-Scythe Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M., March 27, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- A Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) AIM-120D Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile successfully destroyed its target Feb. 13 in a test engagement of the newest variant of the combat-proven missile. The AIM-120D AMRAAM was fired by a U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter aircraft from the Navy's VX-31 squadron against a QF-4 target drone. The missile guided to a direct hit, destroying the drone and meeting all primary test objectives. "By putting the AIM-120 through these rigorous tests, the U.S. government and Raytheon are ensuring the warfighter receives a state-of-the art weapon system unparalleled in performance and reliability," said Brock McCaman, vice president of Raytheon Missile Systems' Air-to-Air product line. The AMRAAM missile has been developed through the combined efforts of the U.S. Air Force's Air Armament Center, the U.S. Navy, and Raytheon. The AIM- 120D is currently in the system design and development phase. "The AIM-120D builds on the combat proven AMRAAM by adding an enhanced electronic protection suite, two-way data link, and GPS-aided navigation," said Judy Stokley, U.S. Air Force deputy program executive officer for Weapons. "When the missile reaches initial operating capability, our warfighters will have a beyond visual range missile with unparalleled capability in our quest for air dominance." http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=149999&TICK=RTN&STORY=/www/story/03-27-2008/0004781180&EDATE=Mar+27,+2008 1
ED Team Groove Posted March 31, 2008 ED Team Posted March 31, 2008 Sounds awesome for sure! I heard somewhere they use a AESA Radar for the seeker. But i think this is classified. And / or rumors. Our Forum Rules: http://forums.eagle.ru/rules.php#en
Pilotasso Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 Gripen also fired another Meteor this past week. .
Kusch Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 Thanks for the info! 1 Give me "flying telephone pole" (SA-2)!
D-Scythe Posted March 31, 2008 Author Posted March 31, 2008 I heard somewhere they use a AESA Radar for the seeker. But i think this is classified. And / or rumors. I somehow doubt it. AESA radars require a lot of cooling and other support hardware that would also have to fit into the missile body. Plus, it seems sorta expensive, wasting an AESA radar on a one-way trip to Explosion Land.
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