Warn China(Nov 26) USAF fires Highly Secretive AIM-260 BVR Missile targeting China J-20 Stealth Jet
Published at : November 26, 2021
USAF fires Highly Secretive AIM-260 BVR Missile targeting China J-20 Stealth Jet
US Air Force Testing ‘Highly Secretive’ AIM-260 BVR Missile As China Arms Its J-20 Stealth Jets With Lethal PL-15
Data published by the US Air Force (USAF) has given some significant insights into the Joint Advanced Target Missile (JATM) program, which reportedly kicked off in 2019.
Even though this air-dominance program has been kept classified by the USAF, media reports had earlier revealed some basic details.
Developed by Lockheed Martin in collaboration with US Air Force and Navy, the new weapon ‘AIM-26O’, a long-range missile, is a successor to the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM).
The AIM 120-D Long-Range Missile
The AIM-120 AMRAAM is a new generation all-weather weapon manufactured by Raytheon. Earlier, the US Air force had upgraded it with a new variant, AIM-120D AMRAAM to compete with the Chinese PL-15, as previously reported by the EurAsian Times.
The AIM-120D has upgraded software that allows frequency hopping and switching to allow it to stay on course to its target and is reported to have delivered “game-changing” capabilities to the fleet.
The new missile was projected to outrange the AIM-120 while also matching or exceeding Chinese and Russian efforts in the field of very long-range air-to-air missiles. However, the need for a superior missile with an extended range might have encouraged the US to develop a more advanced missile that could outrange the Chinese PL-15.
The new AIM-26O is expected to look similar to the AIM-120 as no pictures have been taken of the 30 odd tests that have reportedly been conducted by the USAF, according to The Drive.
America’s Answer To Chinese PL-15?
The PL-15 is a very sophisticated long-range beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile (AAM) currently in use by the People’s Liberation Army–Air Force (PLAAF).
According to its manufacturer, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, the PL-15E “has the ability to attack manned aircraft, unmanned aircraft, cruise missiles and other targets located more than 145km [90 miles] away”.
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US Air Force Testing ‘Highly Secretive’ AIM-260 BVR Missile As China Arms Its J-20 Stealth Jets With Lethal PL-15
Data published by the US Air Force (USAF) has given some significant insights into the Joint Advanced Target Missile (JATM) program, which reportedly kicked off in 2019.
Even though this air-dominance program has been kept classified by the USAF, media reports had earlier revealed some basic details.
Developed by Lockheed Martin in collaboration with US Air Force and Navy, the new weapon ‘AIM-26O’, a long-range missile, is a successor to the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM).
The AIM 120-D Long-Range Missile
The AIM-120 AMRAAM is a new generation all-weather weapon manufactured by Raytheon. Earlier, the US Air force had upgraded it with a new variant, AIM-120D AMRAAM to compete with the Chinese PL-15, as previously reported by the EurAsian Times.
The AIM-120D has upgraded software that allows frequency hopping and switching to allow it to stay on course to its target and is reported to have delivered “game-changing” capabilities to the fleet.
The new missile was projected to outrange the AIM-120 while also matching or exceeding Chinese and Russian efforts in the field of very long-range air-to-air missiles. However, the need for a superior missile with an extended range might have encouraged the US to develop a more advanced missile that could outrange the Chinese PL-15.
The new AIM-26O is expected to look similar to the AIM-120 as no pictures have been taken of the 30 odd tests that have reportedly been conducted by the USAF, according to The Drive.
America’s Answer To Chinese PL-15?
The PL-15 is a very sophisticated long-range beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile (AAM) currently in use by the People’s Liberation Army–Air Force (PLAAF).
According to its manufacturer, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, the PL-15E “has the ability to attack manned aircraft, unmanned aircraft, cruise missiles and other targets located more than 145km [90 miles] away”.
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