Aim 120 AMRAAM




General Characteristics

Primary Function: Air-to-air tactical missile.

Contractor: Hughes Aircraft Co., Raytheon Co.

Power Plan: High performance.

Length: 143.9 inches (366 centimeters).

Launch Weight: 335 pounds (150.75 kilograms).

Diameter: 7 inches (17.78 centimeters).

Wingspan: 20.7 inches (52.58 centimeters).

Range: 20+ miles (17.38+ nautical miles).

Speed: Supersonic.

Guidance System: Active radar terminal/inertial midcourse.

Warhead: Blast fragmentation.

Unit Cost: $386,000.

Date Deployed: September 1991.



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