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American medium-range, active radar homing air-to-air missile From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The FMRAAM (Future Medium Range Air to Air Missile) was a modified ramjet powered version of the Hughes (now Raytheon) AIM-120 AMRAAM beyond visual range air-to-air missile that was conceived during the mid-1990s to fulfill British requirements for a new longer range missile to use in place of the AMRAAM on their new Eurofighter Typhoon fighter.[1] It competed with and lost to the MBDA Meteor, thus never reaching production.[2]
FMRAAM | |
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Type | Medium-range, active radar homing air-to-air missile |
Place of origin | United States |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Hughes/Raytheon |
Specifications | |
Warhead | High explosive blast-fragmentation |
Engine | Aérospatiale liquid fuelled RASCAL (RAmjet for Small CALibre) system |
Guidance system | inertial guidance, two way data link, active radar homing |
Launch platform | Aircraft:
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