Design and configuration
The slender cylindrical body has cruciform aerodynamic surfaces. This external illustration does not expose internal seeker, propulsion or fuze construction.1
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AIM-120C-7 is a version of the AMRAAM radar-guided air-to-air missile. Its compact clipped-fin configuration supports carriage on several fighter types.
United StatesAn AIM-120 AMRAAM on display at the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. Historical equipment reference photograph. It does not establish current availability or every detail of the named variant.
Balon Greyjoy · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons · CC0 · Source ↗ · ModifiedMedium range radar guided air-to-air missile / surface-to-air missile (AMRAAM-ER and SLAMRAAM )
United States
September 1991 ( 1991-09 ) –present
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1991–97 – Hughes 1997–present – Raytheon
US$1,095,000 (AIM-120D FY 2019)
AIM-120A, AIM-120B, AIM-120C, AIM-120D, AMRAAM-ER
356 lb (161.5 kg)
12 ft (3.65 m)
7 in (178 mm)
1 ft 7 in (484 mm)
High explosive blast-fragmentation
44 lb (20 kg)
FZU-49 Proximity fuze , impact fuse system
Solid-fuel rocket motor. AIM120A/B/C-1 through C-4, boost-sustainer configuration. AIM120C-5 and later/D, booster only.
Reduced smoke hydroxyl-terminated poly-butadiene (HTPB) binder
AIM-120A/B 40 nmi (75 km) AIM-120C 49 nmi (90 km) AIM-120D 70–86 nmi (130–160 km)
Mach 4 (4,501 ft/s; 1,372 m/s)
Inertial guidance , terminal active radar homing , optional mid-course update datalink
AIM-120C-5/6/7 40G maximum overload via forward and rear canards
Janes C-5 performance assessment ->
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The system in detail
The slender cylindrical body has cruciform aerodynamic surfaces. This external illustration does not expose internal seeker, propulsion or fuze construction.1
Inertial guidance and updates support the midcourse phase, followed by active-radar terminal guidance. Aircraft integration and software are part of the supported configuration.1
This page covers C-7 air launch. AIM-120D changes and ground-launched NASAMS performance must not be copied into the same specification.1
Launch altitude, speed and target motion strongly affect reach. A single unsourced range value would create a misleading comparison with another missile.1
AIM-120 AMRAAM equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Australia
Chile
Czechia
FinlandNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Air-to-air missile", 2 rows summed. The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
GermanyReported count for AIM-120 AMRAAM · AIM-120C-8 / AIM-120 AMRAAM · AIM-120C-8 - training missile. Service scope: equipment of the German Air Force; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: ordered; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): quantity ordered: 237 (+ 837 option) / quantity ordered: 114. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Indonesia
Israel
NetherlandsReported count for AIM-120 AMRAAM Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile · AIM-120 C7 / AIM-120 AMRAAM Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile · AIM-120D3. Service scope: Equipment of the Royal Netherlands Air Force; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 68 / quantity: 226. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Pakistan
Singapore
Spain
Sweden
Taiwan
Thailand
Türkiye
Ukraine United States