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AIM-120 AMRAAM

The AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) (/æmræm/ AM-ram) is an American beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile capable of all-weather day-and-night operations. It uses active transmit-receive radar guidance instead of semi-active receive-only radar guidance; as an active seeker missile, NATO pilots thus use the brevity code "Fox…

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.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
Mach 4 (4,501 ft/s; 1,372 m/s)
Detonation mechanism
FZU-49 Proximity fuze, impact fuse system
Diameter
7 in (178 mm)
Engine
Solid-fuel rocket motor. AIM120A/B/C-1 through C-4, boost-sustainer configuration. AIM120C-5 and later/D, booster only.
Guidance system
Inertial guidance, terminal active radar homing, optional mid-course update datalink
In service
September 1991 (1991-09)–present

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related to AIM-54 Phoenix LRM · 23
AIM-120 AMRAAM → AIM-54 Phoenix, Douglas F6D Missileer, F-14 Tomcat, General Dynamics, Grumman F-111B, Grumman F-14 Tomcat, Gulf War, Iraq War, It, Its, LRM, Mach, McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, Originally, Phoenix, Southern Watch, The Phoenix, The US Navy, This, Tomcat
Wars · 10
AIM-120 AMRAAM → 2019 Jammu and Kashmir airstrikes, 2025 Russian drone incursion into Poland, Bosnian War, Gulf War, Kosovo War, Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine, Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war, Syrian civil war, Yemeni civil war (2014–present) Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war
related to Poland · 8
AIM-120 AMRAAM → In September, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, Polish F-16, Russian, Shahed-type, Wyryki-Wola, Włodawa County
Manufacturer · 2
AIM-120 AMRAAM → 1991–97 – Hughes, 1997–present – Raytheon
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed · 1
AIM-120 AMRAAM → Mach 4 (4,501 ft/s; 1,372 m/s)
Detonation mechanism · 1
AIM-120 AMRAAM → FZU-49 Proximity fuze, impact fuse system
Diameter · 1
AIM-120 AMRAAM → 7 in (178 mm)
Engine · 1
AIM-120 AMRAAM → Solid-fuel rocket motor. AIM120A/B/C-1 through C-4, boost-sustainer configuration. AIM120C-5 and later/D, booster only.
Guidance system · 1
AIM-120 AMRAAM → Inertial guidance, terminal active radar homing, optional mid-course update datalink
In service · 1
AIM-120 AMRAAM → September 1991 (1991-09)–present

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AIM-120 AMRAAM.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speedMach 4 (4,501 ft/s; 1,372 m/s)1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMDetonation mechanismFZU-49 Proximity fuze, impact fuse system1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMDiameter7 in (178 mm)1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMEngineSolid-fuel rocket motor. AIM120A/B/C-1 through C-4, boost-sustainer configuration. AIM120C-5 and later/D, booster only.1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMGuidance systemInertial guidance, terminal active radar homing, optional mid-course update datalink1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMIn serviceSeptember 1991 (1991-09)–present1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMLength12 ft (3.65 m)1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMManufacturer1991–97 – Hughes1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMManufacturer1997–present – Raytheon1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMMass356 lb (161.5 kg)1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMOperational rangeAIM-120A/B 40 nmi (75 km); AIM-120C 49 nmi (90 km); AIM-120D 70–86 nmi (130–160 km)1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMPlace of originUnited States1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMPropellantReduced smoke hydroxyl-terminated poly-butadiene (HTPB) binder1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMReferencesJanes C-5 performance assessment ->1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMSteering systemAIM-120C-5/6/7 40G maximum overload via forward and rear canards1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMTypeMedium range radar guided air-to-air missile/surface-to-air missile (AMRAAM-ER and SLAMRAAM)1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMUnit costUS$1,095,000 (AIM-120D FY 2019)1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMUsed bySee § Operators1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMVariantsAIM-120A, AIM-120B, AIM-120C, AIM-120D, AMRAAM-ER1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMWarheadHigh explosive blast-fragmentation1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMWarhead weight44 lb (20 kg)1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMWarsGulf War1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMWarsBosnian War1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMWarsKosovo War1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMWarsSyrian civil war1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMWars2019 Jammu and Kashmir airstrikes1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMWarsRusso-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMWarsRussian invasion of Ukraine1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMWarsYemeni civil war (2014–present) Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war1.00infobox
AIM-120 AMRAAMWarsSaudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war1.00infobox

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