By Staff Sgt. Betty R. Chevalier, 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs / Published May 27, 2021
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Gulf of Mexico during Checkered Flag 21-2, May 12, 2021. Checkered Flag is a large-scale aerial exercise designed to integrate fourth and fifth-generation airframes to enhance mobility, deployment, and employment capabilities of aviators and maintainers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stefan Alvarez)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Riley Pinkerton, 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs preflight checks on an F-22 Raptor at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, May 17, 2021. The F-22, assigned to the 43rd Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Florida, participated in Checkered Flag 21-2, a large-scale aerial exercise designed to integrate fourth and fifth-generation airframes to enhance mobility, deployment, & employme
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
US Air Force F-15C fighters
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.
But you ll have to take their word for it.
The 53rd Wing s four-paragraph Tuesday announcement of the milestone achievement of the 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron and the 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron and, of course, the AIM-120D AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile), the F-15C Eagle aboard which it was loaded, and a BQM-167 subscale drone did not disclose the distance that the missile traveled before hitting its target.
The exact range of the AIM-120D, the latest version of the Raytheon Technologies Corporation-produced AMRAAM, is classified. However, some reports in media focused on military equipment and military contracting place the AIM-120Ds range at about 100 miles.
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