The United States may operate the most advanced fighters on the planet, but today, its stealth jets like the F-22 and F-35 fly into a fight carrying the same basic air-to-air missile loadout used in Desert Storm, more than two decades ago. But that’s all about to change - the U.S. currently has at least six advanced new air-to-air missiles cruising toward service, offering more speed, range or capability than ever before.
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Sidewinder History: www.sandboxx.us/blog/sidewind...
Dogfighting Analysis: www.sandboxx.us/blog/are-the-...
NGAD: www.sandboxx.us/blog/ngad-fig...
Russian hype: www.sandboxx.us/blog/russias-...
Citations:
AIM-120D: www.fi-aeroweb.com/Defense/AMR...
Missile Rankings: www.airforce-technology.com/f...
Longest Air-to-Air: www.janes.com/defence-news/ne...
AIM-9X: www.navair.navy.mil/product/A...
AIM-9: www.sandboxx.us/blog/specs-ai...
R-37M: web.archive.org/web/200809140...
R-37M: www.globalsecurity.org/milita...
PL-15: www.iiss.org/blogs/military-b...
PL-15: static.rusi.org/russian_and_c...
AIM-260: www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone...
AIM-260: www.popularmechanics.com/mili...
Peregrine: raytheon.mediaroom.com/2019-0...
Peregrine: www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone...
Modular Advanced Missile: nationalinterest.org/blog/buz...
MAM: / 1510937160513470465
Cuda: theaviationist.com/2012/11/30...
SACM: www.globalsecurity.org/milita....
LRAAM: www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone...
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