Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile

Abstract

The Air Force and Navy continue to develop improvements to the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) to counter existing and emerging air vehicle threats, operating at high or low altitude and having advanced Electronic Attack (EA) capabilities. The AMRAAM Pre-Planned Product Improvement (P3I) program allows the Air Force and Navy to continue a joint research and development program. This enables AMRAAM to be compatible with advanced fighters, enhances AMRAAM capability and operational flexibility against current and projected threats, incorporates high payoff technology development, performs risk reduction activities and investigates new variants and/or alternate missions which may use AMRAAM attributes. The AIM-120D (Phase 4) delivers improved performance via GPS-aided navigation, a two-way datalink capability for enhanced aircrew survivability and improved network compatibility, and incorporates new guidance software which improves kinematic and weapon effectiveness performance. Phase 4 Functional Configuration Audit (FCA) was successfully completed in September 09. In FY10, a period of combined Developmental Test (DT)/Operational Test (OT) was initiated to ensure overall aircraft/missile weapons system maturity prior to the start of dedicated OT. Dedicated OT will start in FY11, with Initial Operational Capability (IOC) on the F/A-18 E/F and F-15 C/D expected in FY12. In addition to integration on these IOC platforms, the program includes integration of the missile onto the F-16, F-15E, F-22A, and F-18 C/D. To keep the existing inventory as effective as possible, the AF and Navy also develop, test, and field improvements that are implemented via software upgrades reprogrammed into fielded weapons, and/or hardware upgrades inserted into production units. AMRAAM is a joint Air Force/Navy, Acquisition Category IC (ACAT IC) program with Air Force as lead service. This program is in budget activity 7 - Operational System Development, providing upgrades to AIM-120 missiles currently fielded or in production. Prior Years funding estimate is $1.988B. To complete funding estimate is $255.7M * (FY17 to complete). This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2012
Source ID
0207163F_7_3600_PB_2012
Change Summary Explanation
Funding added in FY12 to increase the Electronic Program Improvement Plan (EPIP) effort. Funds will support additional risk reduction studies and candidate selection activities to provide enhanced capability to counter electronic attack (EA) for current and emerging threats.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Captive Flight
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Reductions
  • Costs
  • Developmental Tests
  • Emerging Threats
  • Flight
  • Flight Testing
  • Low Altitude
  • Reliability
  • Software Development
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

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Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space

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