Egypt is set to receive AIM-120s as part of the NASAMS air defense system, but this could open the door for its F-16s, which ...

The US State Department has approved a potential $4.67bn FMS of NASAMS and sundry associated equipment to Egypt.

The AIM-120 has proven so successful, and is so ubiquitous globally, that rival nations such as China and Russia have developed their own BVR missiles.

Such an acquisition is consistent with Cairo’s tradition of diversifying its military arsenal. And air defenses are certainly ...

The West has not easily been able to do that until now. The AIM-120, the standard long-range missile for U.S. aircraft, has a maximum range of about 150 km (93 miles), which ...

An AIM-120 D-3 AMRAAM at Raytheon's Tucson, Arizona plant. The AIM-120 C-8 is the export version of the AIM-120D and closely resembles this missile. (RTX Corporation) The US Department of State ...

GBU-53 mockups and an AIM-120 during a fit check in an F-35’s weapon bay. (Photo: Raytheon) Moving on, Italy will get a total of 24 AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, together with equipment ...

Like the AIM-120, its specific range is classified. Ukraine already owns the AIM-9M, which has a range of up to 18 miles. The earliest Sidewinder versions entered service in the mid-1950s.

The AIM-120 is not only a fire-and-forget missile, with its own active radar seeker, but the latest AIM-120C and AIM-120D variants substantially outrange the R-77-1.

Several days after the AIM-9M announcement, the Pentagon published details of a new contract indicating Ukraine could receive the AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM ...