Mon, Jun 01, 2009
Raytheon Company's newest variant of the Advanced Medium-Range
Air-to-Air Missile continued to demonstrate its advanced
warfighting capabilities when it completed its seventh test flight.
During the recent test, the AIM-120D AMRAAM was fired from a USAF
F-15D fighter aircraft. Initial analysis shows the missile achieved
all primary test objectives.
"The hard work of the U.S. government-Raytheon team to deliver a
world-class missile continues to pay off," said Col. Michael
Andersen, commander of the U.S. Air Force's 328th Armament Systems
Group. "The AIM-120D program is on track and will deliver to the US
warfighter the most capable beyond-visual range air-to-air missile
ever fielded."
The AIM-120D builds on the combat-proven AMRAAM family of
missiles by integrating new technologies with legacy hardware and
software.
"Raytheon's ability to work with the customer to deliver
reliable products to the warfighter is the cornerstone of our
success," said Jim Knox, Raytheon Missile Systems' AMRAAM program
director. "AIM-120D will help ensure future aerial victories for
the U.S. warfighter and provide combatant commanders the
reliability needed to deliver and maintain air dominance."
The U.S. Navy and Air Force have tested AIM-120D on both the
F/A-18 E/F and F-15C/D fighter aircraft. During the sixth flight
test, accomplished two weeks prior to the most recent test, the
AIM-120D achieved a direct hit on the target.
The AMRAAM family of missiles has been in production for more than
20 years. It is operational with the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy,
U.S. Marine Corps, US Army and 33 international customers. More
than 16,000 AMRAAMs have been produced. The missile is responsible
for nine successful combat intercepts. Raytheon's AMRAAM program
provides more than 1000 jobs in Andover, Mass., Farmington, N.M.,
McKinney, Texas., and Tucson, Ariz.
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