Egypt is set to receive AIM-120s as part of the NASAMS air defense system, but this could open the door for its F-16s, which ...

The AIM-120 has proven so successful, and is so ubiquitous globally, that rival nations such as China and Russia have developed their own BVR missiles.

An AIM-120 D-3 AMRAAM at Raytheon's Tucson, Arizona plant. The AIM-120 C-8 is the export version of the AIM-120D and closely resembles this missile. (RTX Corporation) The US Department of State ...

The West has not easily been able to do that until now. The AIM-120, the standard long-range missile for U.S. aircraft, has a maximum range of about 150 km (93 miles), which ...

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Like the AIM-120, its specific range is classified. Ukraine already owns the AIM-9M, which has a range of up to 18 miles. The earliest Sidewinder versions entered service in the mid-1950s.

The AIM-120 has a radar-seeker in its nose and datalink to its launching F-16 fighter that allows far more flexible use than prior radar-guided air-to-air missiles.

A Ukrainian F-16 downed a Russian Su-35S, likely with AEW support and an AIM-120 missile, marking Kyiv’s first air-to-air kill against the “Super Flanker.” Another was shot down in a ...

In April 2024, an F/A-18 was spotted carrying the AIM-174, then, on Jul. 2, 2024, an F/A-18E Super Hornet belonging to the VFA-192 “Golden Dragons” was photographed taxiing at Joint Base Pearl ...