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 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 Global Positioning System (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 2009. In FY2010, a period of combined Developmental Test (DT)/Operational Test (OT) was initiated to ensure overall aircraft and missile weapons system maturity prior to the start of dedicated OT. Dedicated OT will start in FY2012. The program includes integration of the missile onto the F/A-18E/F, F-15C/D/E, F-16, F-22A, and F-18 C/D. To keep the existing inventory as effective as possible, the Air Force 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 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, 2013
Source ID
0207163F_7_3600_PB_2013
Change Summary Explanation
FY2011 adjustments Cong General Reductions -$0.321 and SBIR -$1.767
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Captive Flight
  • Contracts
  • Cost Reductions
  • Costs
  • Developmental Tests
  • Flight
  • Flight Testing
  • Low Altitude
  • Platforms
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Space

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