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Beyond-Visual-Range Air-to-Air Missile
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United Kingdom
Europe
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Multi-national
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MANUFACTURERMBDA
YEAR INTRODUCED2016
UNITS IN SERVICE2,000
UNITS PRODUCED3,000
UNIT COST$2.5M
DESCRIPTION
Most advanced Western BVRAAM with ramjet sustainer providing 3x the no-escape zone of AIM-120. Can throttle engine to maintain energy during terminal phase.
SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
Weight
190 kg
Warhead
HE blast-fragmentation
Range
200+ km
Speed
Mach 4+
Guidance
Inertial midcourse + active radar seeker
Engine
Solid-fuel ramjet (throttleable — maintains energy throughout flight)
Advantage
3x "no-escape zone" of AIM-120 AMRAAM due to ramjet sustainer
COMBAT RECORD
COMBAT RECORD
No combat. Most advanced Western BVRAAM. Equipping Gripen, Eurofighter, Rafale, F-35 (planned).
GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT
OPERATORS
Operator data coming soon