|
Specifications
|
| Primary
Function: |
Medium-range,
air-to-air tactical missile |
| Contractor: |
Hughes
Aircraft Co. and Raytheon Co. |
| Power
Plant: |
High
performance, directed rocket motor |
| 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 |
| Guidance |
68% |
| Control |
9% |
| Fuze |
9% |
| Warhead |
2% |
| Propulsion |
6% |
| Airframe |
6% |
|
| 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 |
