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By Garrett Reim2021-04-14T22:58:00+01:00
The US Air Force (USAF) claims that it achieved the longest known air-to-air missile shot in March 2021.
As part of a test, a Boeing F-15C Eagle fired a Raytheon AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) at a BQM-167 subscale target drone and achieved a “kill”, the service says on 14 April. The missile test took place near Tyndal AFB in Florida as part of Weapons System Evaluation Program-East. The distance the missile was fired was not disclosed by the USAF.
Source: US Air Force
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The range of the AIM-120D, the latest variant of the AMRAAM, has been reported to be about 87nm (100km). However, the exact range of the missile is classified, due to concerns about giving away information about combat aircraft limitations. The USAF did not disclose what variant of the AIM-120 was fired or what modifications where made to the missile.
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A US Air Force F-15C scored the longest kill shot ever recorded in a recent test.
The fighter took out a BQ-167 aerial target drone in March at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida.
The Air Force did not disclose the distance, as that information could be valuable to adversaries.
A US Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter fired the longest known air-to-air kill shot to date in a recent test, the service said Wednesday.
The fighter fired an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) at a BQ-167 target drone and scored a kill from the farthest distance ever recorded during testing at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida in March, the 53rd Wing said in a statement.