{"id":67841,"date":"2025-10-10T13:21:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T07:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=67841"},"modified":"2025-10-10T13:21:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T07:51:59","slug":"aim-120-amraam-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/aim-120-amraam-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"AIM-120 AMRAAM Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>AIM-120 AMRAAM Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After sending its first consignment of mineral samples to Washington under a rare earths deal, Pakistan may soon receive the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) from the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About AIM-120 AMRAAM Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The AIM-120<\/b> <b>Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an active, <\/span><b>radar-guided, medium-range, air-to-air missile.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is among the most widely used<\/span><b> beyond-visual-range (BVR) air combat weapons<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Developed in the US <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the late 1970s and 1980s, it became operational in 1991 with the US Air Force, replacing older radar-guided missiles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The AIM-120 is <\/span><b>employed by over 35 countries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including key U.S. allies in NATO, the Asia-Pacific region, and the Middle East.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notable users include the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, and several NATO member countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From <\/span><b>American F-15s, F-16s, and F-35s to European aircraft<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like the Typhoon and Gripen, it is installed<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on a wide variety of fighter jets.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>AIM-120 AMRAAM Missile <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>powered by a solid-fuel rocket motor <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">capable of propelling it to speeds exceeding Mach 4, or roughly 3,000 miles per hour.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile can be launched in all weather, day or night.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a <\/span><b>\u201cfire-and-forget\u201d capability,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which allows the missile to be fired over long distances and manoeuvre without a radar lock.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile uses the <\/span><b>onboard radar to track and follow the target, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freeing the pilot from having to keep it guided.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a <\/span><b>range exceeding 160 kilometers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under optimal launch conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also incorporates a<\/span><b> two-way data link,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which <\/span><b>allows real-time updates to the missile\u2019s trajectory<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, enhancing its accuracy against maneuvering targets.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/us-approves-sale-of-aim-120-air-to-air-missiles-to-pakistan-what-it-means-for-india-9424395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NDTV<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AIM-120 AMRAAM Missile is an active, radar-guided, medium-range, air-to-air missile. 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