{"id":47630,"date":"2025-05-18T12:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T07:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=47630"},"modified":"2025-05-27T12:45:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T07:15:19","slug":"aim-120c-8-amraam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/aim-120c-8-amraam\/","title":{"rendered":"AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>The recent approval by the United States to sell AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) to Turkey has triggered serious concerns in India.<\/p>\n<h2>About AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>AIM-120C-8\u00a0<strong>Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile<\/strong>\u00a0(AMRAAM) is a highly advanced\u00a0<strong>beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile<\/strong>\u00a0(BVRAAM) with\u00a0<strong>surface-to-air missile (SAM) capabilities.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It was\u00a0<strong>developed by Raytheon Technologies,<\/strong>\u00a0one of the leading\u00a0<strong>United States\u00a0<\/strong>defense contractors.<\/li>\n<li>Developed to engage and\u00a0<strong>destroy enemy aircraft at extended range<\/strong>s, the AIM-120 has become a cornerstone of modern air combat.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM Features<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Designed for deployment from fighter aircraft\u00a0<\/strong>such as the F-16, F-15, F\/A-18, and newer platforms like the F-35, the missile has a\u00a0<strong>range exceeding 160 kilometers\u00a0<\/strong>under optimal launch conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Measuring approximately 12 feet in length with a diameter of seven inches, the missile weighs around 356 pounds and is powered by a solid-fuel rocket motor capable of propelling it to\u00a0<strong>speeds exceeding Mach 4,<\/strong>\u00a0or roughly 3,000 miles per hour.<\/li>\n<li>The missile\u2019s\u00a0<strong>guidance system<\/strong>\u00a0is a sophisticated\u00a0<strong>blend of active radar, inertial navigation, and GPS correction,<\/strong>\u00a0enabling it to operate independently after launch, a feature known as\u00a0<strong>\u201cfire-and-forget.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It also incorporates a\u00a0<strong>two-way data link,<\/strong>\u00a0which\u00a0<strong>allows real-time updates to the missile\u2019s trajectory<\/strong>, enhancing its accuracy against maneuvering targets.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Its active radar seeker is designed to detect stealthy aircraft with low radar cross-sections, while advanced electronic countermeasures ensure resilience against jamming attempts.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The missile carries an 18.1-kilogram\u00a0<strong>high-explosive blast fragmentation warhead,\u00a0<\/strong>optimized for destroying enemy aircraft and drones with a proximity fuse that triggers at the optimal moment.<\/li>\n<li>It has the\u00a0<strong>ability to engage multiple targets<\/strong>\u00a0beyond visual range, even in contested electronic environments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1<\/strong>. What does AMRAAM stand for?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2<\/strong>. Who developed the AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. It was developed by Raytheon Technologies, one of the leading United States defense contractors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3<\/strong>. What is the approximate range of the AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM under optimal launch conditions?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. Over 160 kilometers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/explainers\/us-amraam-missile-sale-turkey-pakistan-india-concerns-explained-13888951.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FP<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM is a highly advanced beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) with surface-to-air missile (SAM) capabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":47534,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[463,21,23],"class_list":{"0":"post-47630","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"tag-aim-120c-8-amraam","9":"tag-prelims-pointers","10":"tag-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","11":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47630\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}