AIM-120 AMRAAM Slammer
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| Primary Function | Air-to-air tactical missile | ||||||||||||
| Contractor | Hughes Aircraft Co. and Raytheon Co. | ||||||||||||
| Power Plant | 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 | ||||||||||||
| Relative costs of AMRAAM components |
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| Date Deployed | September 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Aircraft platforms |
Navy: F-14D and F/A-18 Air Force: F-15 and F-16 NATO: German F-4, British Tornado and Sea Harrier
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