Video: Why the USA has no long range Air to Air missiles?

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[LeGenD]

1. Maximum advertised range of any A2A missile is good for bragging in discussions but it remains to be seen how any A2A missile would perform in dense EW battlespace.

2. PSYOPS factor.

3. VLO aircraft design have literally redefined A2A combat; this is increasingly apparent in latest RED FLAG simulations.

By the way:

F-15 Eagle Scores “Longest Known” Air-To-Air Missile Shot During U.S. Air Force Test

The AIM-120 AMRAAM blasted a BQM-167 drone out of the sky at an unprecedented distance.

www.thedrive.com

AIM-260 is in development as well.

 

[Mav3rick]

1. Maximum advertised range of any A2A missile is good for bragging in discussions but it remains to be seen how any A2A missile would perform in dense EW battlespace.

2. PSYOPS factor.

3. VLO aircraft design have literally redefined A2A combat; this is increasingly apparent in latest RED FLAG simulations.

By the way:

F-15 Eagle Scores “Longest Known” Air-To-Air Missile Shot During U.S. Air Force Test

The AIM-120 AMRAAM blasted a BQM-167 drone out of the sky at an unprecedented distance.

www.thedrive.com

AIM-260 is in development as well.

Most likely that drone was setup to be shot down, unaware of being targeted and without defensive/evasive maneuvers. A 4.5th/5th Gen Fighter would be well aware of the situation and would have multiple defensive/evasive maneuvers at disposal.

 

[F-22Raptor]

Collins could not give any new details about the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM), revealed at the same conference two years ago, when then-program executive officer Maj. Gen. Anthony W. Genatempo, said it would be ready for tests from the F-22 in 2022. Collins said the Air Force is “pushing forward and executing” the program, but he is restricted from further comment due to its sensitivity. The missile is set to replace the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile sometime this decade and is purported to have a range to compete with China’s new long-range air-to-air missiles such as the PL-15.

Genatempo forecast production lots of JATMs in the hundreds of units and said AMRAAM production will start tailing off as the JATM ramps up. The Air Force’s 2022 budget request included a reduction in AMRAAM production from previous years.

https://www.airforcemag.com/air-force-ramps-up-jassm-work-begins-on-replacement/


AIM-260 is well into development

 

[Vapnope]

I would pick AIM120D over any missile currently in service anywhere in the world.