AMRAAM

Noun

Meaning

AMRAAM (plural AMRAAMs)

(military) Initialism of advanced medium-range air-to-air missile.

Examples

According to the Navy's NIFC-CA concept, the E-2D could guide fleet weapons, such as AIM-120 AMRAAM and SM-6 missiles, onto targets beyond a launch platform's detection range or capabilities. Source: Internet

AMRAAM would need to be fitted on fighters as small as the F-16, and fit in the same spaces that were designed to fit the Sparrow on the F-4 Phantom. Source: Internet

An upgrade to the F-14D's computer software to allow AIM-120 AMRAAM missile capability was planned but was later terminated. Source: Internet

Guidance system overview Interception course stage Grumman F-14 Tomcat carrying an AMRAAM during a 1982 test AMRAAM uses two-stage guidance when fired at long range. Source: Internet

In late 2012, Raytheon solved the problem by selecting Norwegian ammunition manufacturer Nammo Raufoss to be their new supplier of AMRAAM rocket motors. Source: Internet

The aircraft were later equipped to use AIM-120 AMRAAM beyond-visual-range anti-aircraft missiles and the more advanced Blue Vixen radar for longer range air-to-air combat, as well as Sea Eagle missiles for conducting anti-ship missions. Source: Internet

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