Raytheon: AMRAAM Upgrades Give Missile Next-Gen Range

Brian Everstine September 10, 2024

AMRAAM

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New upgrades to the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) will put the three-decade-old system on par with the U.S. Air Force’s expected range for its next-generation missile, along with software tweaks to make it more effective, Raytheon argues. The Air Force and U.S. Navy have...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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