At that point three launches in combat resulted in three kills, resulting in the AMRAAM being informally named " slammer " in the second half of the 1990s.

The AMRAAM was used for the first time on 27 December 1992, when a USAF F-16D shot down an Iraqi MiG-25 that violated the southern no-fly-zone.

The third combat use of the AMRAAM was in 1994, when a Republika Srpska Air Force J-21 Jastreb aircraft was shot down by a USAF F-16C that was patrolling the UN-imposed no-fly-zone over Bosnia.

An AMRAAM was also involved in a friendly-fire incident in 1994 when F-15 fighters patrolling the Northern No-Fly Zone inadvertently shot down a pair of U. S. Army Black Hawk helicopters.

As of mid 2008, the AIM-120 AMRAAM has shot down nine aircraft ( six MiG-29s, one MiG-25, one MiG-23, and one Soko J-21 Jastreb ).

It was heavy, large, expensive and not practical in close combat compared to the Sparrow or AMRAAM.

The Division was also responsible for developing the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile ( AMRAAM ), an Air Force-led joint project with the U. S. Navy.

A group led by BAe, comprising Alenia Difesa, GEC-Marconi, and Saab Dynamics, proposed the S225XR ; Matra proposed a derivative of MICA, although the long-planned merger of BAe Dynamics and Matra's missile division was expected to lead to the removal of this proposal ; Daimler-Benz Aerospace and Bayern-Chemie proposed the Advanced Air-to-Air Missile ( A3M ); and Hughes, supported by the U. S. Government, proposed an AMRAAM derivative based on upgrade work being carried out.

The high energy of the high frequency radar ( compared to the I-band used on AMRAAM ) was claimed to provide an ability to " burn-through " most ECM and the shorter wavelength would allow the target's position to be determined more precisely allowing the use of directional warheads.

ERAAM + would retain the ERAAM dual-pulse motor but fitted to a front end incorporating all the features of Phase 3 of the U. S. Department of Defense's ( DoD ) AMRAAM Pre-Planned Product Improvement ( P3I ) programme, which was planned out to 2015.

" It was reported by Jane's Information Group that this delay could lead to the RAF operating AMRAAM to a point where stocks of airworthy missiles become low.

The VF-0's armament was virtually identical to the VF-1's ( although the VF-1S's laser armament was bumped up from two to four barrels ), but slightly older in design: A 35mm gun pod ( GPU-9 ) in place of the VF-1's 55mm GU-11, and AIM-200 AMRAAM IIs ( a development of the AIM-120 AMRAAM ) air to air missiles in place of the VF-1's AMM-1s.

The then Shorts Missile Systems was a partner in Raytheon's Future Medium Range Air-Air Missile ( FMRAAM ) project, which was to replace the AIM-120 AMRAAM missile used by European air forces.

The missile was replaced by the more capable AMRAAM.

The Phoenix and its associated Tomcat radar, the AWG-9 was capable of multiple track and launch capability, which was unique to the Tomcat / Phoenix until the advent of AMRAAM in 1991. A MiG-29 Fulcrum fires a AA-10 " Alamo ".

NASAMS was the first surface-based application for the AIM-120 AMRAAM ( Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile ) and the first surface-to-air missile system in the western world with active radar guidance.

Development was shelved in favor of better missiles, such as the AIM-120 AMRAAM.

The AMRAAM is also usable by a wide variety of fighter planes, including the F-4, F-15, F-16, F-18, F-22, Panavia Tornado, Eurofighter Typhoon, F-35 Lightning II, Swedish-made fighters, and ground-based launchers of the U. S. Army.

The missile external geometry would be constrained by the need for compatibility with Eurofighter's semi-recessed underfuselage launchers which had been designed for AMRAAM.

This had been under development by an Atlantic Research / Alliant Techsystems team for ten years but the USAF had no plans at that time, to develop an extended range AMRAAM since this could endanger support for the stealthy F-22 Raptor.

A possible solution may be a ram-powered AMRAAM ( ERAAM ) carried by the F-18E / F Super Hornet.

The AIM-120 AMRAAM has been procured by the RJAF and will improve combat capabilities of the basic F-16.

* NASAMS-air defence system using the AIM-120 AMRAAM, developed by Norway.

However, limitations imposed by the US on " new technology " to the region, such as the AIM-120 AMRAAM fire-and-forget air-to-air missile, has made TUDM consider purchases from Russia and other non-traditional sources.

On February 28, 2007, the US Defense Department approved an order made by the ROC for 218 AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM missiles, as well as 235 AGM-65G2 Maverick missiles, associated launchers and other equipment.

The missile would use an inertial guidance system with terminal guidance provided by active radar-a mode of flight that would later be employed in the AIM-120 AMRAAM.

Since 2007 Raytheon has continued to slip on AMRAAM deliveries, leading the USAF to withhold $ 621 million in 2012 on account of 193 missiles not delivered.

A USAF F-22 fires an AIM-120 AMRAAM

In early 2006 the Pakistan Air Force ( PAF ) ordered 500 AIM-120C-5 AMRAAM missiles as part of a $ 650 million F-16 ammunition deal to equip the PAF's F-16C / D Block 52 + and F-16A / B MLU fighters.

It remains in service, although it is being phased out in aviation applications in favor of the more advanced AIM-120 AMRAAM.

Sparrow is now being phased out with the availability of the active-radar AIM-120 AMRAAM, but is likely to remain in service for several years.

The AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, or AMRAAM ( pronounced " am-ram "), is a modern beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile ( BVRAAM ) capable of all-weather day-and-night operations.

When an AMRAAM missile is being launched, NATO pilots use the brevity code-Fox Three.

Finnish Defence Forces reported on 3 September 2012 that the United States has not delivered any of the AMRAAM anti-aircraft missiles they had ordered due to a mysterious engine malfunction in cold weather that the manufacturer, Raytheon, has not been able to determine the fault of.

The latest AIM-120D AMRAAM has a significantly lower range of about, but the AMRAAM is much shorter, lighter, and more flexible in its use against a wide variety of targets, including fighter planes, bombers, helicopters, patrol planes, and reconnaissance planes.

As part of a Winston No Bull 5 fan contest, Earnhardt drives a Bomb Lift Truck and attempts to load an AIM-120 AMRAAM | AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile ( AMRAAM ) missile as he competes in a load crew competition at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, September 2000.

* Six missile stations for two RB71 Skyflash ( only JA37 ), four AIM-120 AMRAAM ( JA 37D ), or six AIM-9 Sidewinder or four 135 mm ( 5. 4 in ) rocket pods.

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