Pentagon orders AMRAAM missiles worth over $1 billion for Ukraine 21 June, 04:05 PM The AMRAAM missile is launched from the NASAMS air defense system (Photo:Raytheon)
The U.S. Air Force has announced that it is ordering AMRAAM missiles worth $1.15 billion from Raytheon Missiles and Defense to supply to Ukraine, the U.S. Department of Defense reported on June 20.
The AIM-120 AMRAAM is a beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile capable of all-weather day-and-night operations. It is commonly referred to as the 'Slammer' and is often deployed by the Norwegian-made air defense system NASAMS, which was also provided to Ukraine by the U.S.
The contract includes AIM-120 D-3 missiles, the latest variant of the AMRAAM, and C-8 AMRAAM missiles. These missiles are already in use with the U.S. Air Force and Navy Force, as well as 18 other countries.
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BoringWozniak on June 21st, 2023 at 21:56 UTC »
This includes the D3 variant, which has a 160 km range according to Wikipedia.
SomeOldJerk on June 21st, 2023 at 21:27 UTC »
Whoa-oh Black Betty, AMRAAM
dunker_- on June 21st, 2023 at 20:32 UTC »
The question is, from what will those be launched?