Testing Of The Secretive New AIM-260 Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile Is Well Underway
Publicly released documents reveal that QF-16 jets have been regularly supporting the AIM-260 missile program.
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Rare Pod Simulated AIM-120 Missile Engagements During Massive War Game
The pod was used to collect data on multiple AIM-120 engagements during an exercise that spanned from California to Florida.
Boeing Unveils New Two-Stage Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile Concept
The new missile offering from Boeing uses two stages instead of one to increase range and lethality.
General Atomics Unveils New “LongShot” Aircraft-Launched Air-To-Air Combat Drone Rendering
LongShot is an initiative to give combat aircraft their own drone able to fly out and engage enemy aircraft over long distances with its own missiles.
F-15EX To Carry New Oversized Air-To-Air Missile
The disclosure of the mysterious weapon reflects U.S. plans to challenge China’s long-range missile developments.
New Details Emerge About The Secretive Program That Aims To Replace The F-22
The F-22’s days may be numbered, but we now have a little better view as to what they want to replace it with and why.
Is Raytheon’s Pint-Sized Peregrine The Air-To-Air Missile The Pentagon Has Been Waiting For?
Raytheon recently unveiled a new medium-range missile design that is roughly half the size of the company’s existing AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, or AMRAAM, but that it says will have at least equivalent performance. The new weapon, called Peregrine, could effectively double the number of missiles that fighter jets such the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter or F-22 Raptor can carry internally, greatly increasing their magazine capacity when they are in their most stealthy configurations.
New AIM-260 Missiles Are So Secretive They Will Require A Custom Storage Bunker At Hill AFB
Budget docs dated March of 2019 give the first official explanation of the program and why it needs a $6.5M high-security storage vault at Hill AFB.
Meet The AIM-260, The Air Force And Navy’s Future Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile
The U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy have been quietly working together to develop a new air-to-air missile called the AIM-260 that will replace the venerable AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile, or AMRAAM. The two services are worried that the Chinese, in particular, have begun to outrange American fighter jets with their own advanced air-to-air missiles.