AMRAAM air-to-air missile

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air-to-air missile beyond-visual-range missile radar-guided missile

The AMRAAM air-to-air missile is a widely used, beyond-visual-range, radar-guided weapon designed for modern fighter aircraft to engage and destroy airborne targets.

Aliases (14)

AMRAAM ×51
AIM-120 AMRAAM ×4
AIM-120 ×1
AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles ×1
AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles ×1
AIM-120A ×1
AIM-120B ×1
AIM-120C ×1
AIM-120C-5 ×1
AIM-120C-7 ×1
AIM-120D ×1
AIM-120D-3 ×1
AMRAAM medium-range air-to-air missile ×1
Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air-to-air missile → beyond-visual-range missile → radar-guided missile →
abbreviation	AIM-120 →
compatibleWith	Eurofighter Typhoon → F-15 Eagle → F-16 Fighting Falcon → F-22 Raptor → F-35 Lightning II → F-4 Phantom II (modernized variants) → F/A-18 Hornet → F/A-18E/F Super Hornet → JAS 39 Gripen →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
designedFor	fighter aircraft →
designedTo	engage airborne targets →
enteredServiceWith	United States Air Force →
exportedTo	over 30 countries →
feature	all-weather capability → fire-and-forget capability → mid-course guidance updates via data link →
fullName	Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile →
guidanceType	active radar homing → inertial navigation system →
hasVariant	AIM-120A → AIM-120B → AIM-120C → AIM-120C-5 → AIM-120C-7 → AIM-120D → AIM-120D-3 →
introduced	1991 →
launchPlatform	fixed-wing aircraft → surface-based launcher (NASAMS) →
manufacturer	Raytheon →
primaryUsers	NATO air forces →
propulsion	solid-fuel rocket motor →
rangeClass	medium range →
replaced	AIM-7 Sparrow in many roles →
role	beyond-visual-range air combat → within-visual-range air combat →
usedBy	NATO member air forces → Royal Air Force → United States Air Force → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
usedIn	Operation Allied Force → Operation Desert Storm (late stages / post-war deployments) → Operation Iraqi Freedom → various NATO air policing missions →
warheadType	high-explosive fragmentation warhead →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
AMRAAM ("AIM-120A") → AMRAAM ("AIM-120B") → AMRAAM ("AIM-120C") → AMRAAM ("AIM-120D") → AMRAAM ("AIM-120C-5") → AMRAAM ("AIM-120C-7") → AMRAAM ("AIM-120D-3") →	hasVariant
F-15 Eagle ("AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles") → F-22 Raptor ("AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles") →	armament
AMRAAM ("AIM-120") →	abbreviation
surface-based launcher (NASAMS) ("AIM-120 AMRAAM") →	fires
AMRAAM ("Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile") →	fullName
Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 2 ("AIM-120 AMRAAM") →	hasWeaponsCompatibility
Raytheon Company →	notableProduct
CAPTOR radar ("AIM-120 AMRAAM") →	supportsWeapon
surface-based launcher (NASAMS) ("AIM-120 AMRAAM") →	usesMissile
Typhoon FGR4 ("AMRAAM medium-range air-to-air missile") →	weaponCapability