Why the US Has No Long Range Air to Air Missiles

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Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

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J-20 PL-15 Image
Author: emperornie

R-33 Missile
Author: Jno

F-15 AN/AWG-9 Radar
Author: BrokenSphere

R-77 Missile
Author: Allocer

R-77 Radar Seeker
Author: Allocer

[jgod]

I heard they were developing Orbiting Reconnaissance Global Air to Surface Missiles or ORGASMs.

[filipvidinovski]

US is currently developing two long-range AAMs: JATM by LM and LREW by Raytheon.

[lardthing]

It's interesting how a weapon that was just meant to take down large, sluggish opponents, like many other weapons in the past, has such a strategic importance now.

[Ry_TSG]

Raytheon is making a separate long range missile as well.

[ProfessorImbakeXBoomshaka]

All of this seems like a great reason to give Lockheed/Boeing $500 billion
We'll get a missile out of it around 2040.

[nishitdronographer]

You forgot to Include MBDA Meteor for comparison

[qfytidw]

Even though the US doesn't have long-range AA missiles its allies do. E.g. the MBDA Meteor.

[ericb.]

Now THIS is the kind of military video I want to see. Narrated by a real person, well organized story and great illustrative videos this video is very professional.

[SuperPAC]

Covert Cabal is low key hinting us to prepare for the apocalypse XP

[samqureshi]

Me: literally a guy that works in f-15s realizing how you have no idea what we have 😭

[jacobtherobertson]

A long range missile from any country struggles to hit my kite at its max range

[smokeypuppy]

The latest aaram can go a 100 miles, it's not about the missile speed and range, it's about the planes stealth and radar giving updates to the missile going a 100 miles.

[TheJoeSwanon]

I’m surprised he did not mention the meteor missile

[wgoulding]

Look, I don't think I'm giving away any secrets when I say that I highly doubt that the PL-15 has a significantly greater kinematic performance compared to the AIM-120D. The US has, for a long time, been the best in the world with solid rocket motors. Both use solid motors, and are roughly the same size. I think the Chinese are either fibbing or cheesing what they give as a range by shooting at a very high altitude, with the aircraft in afterburner and climbing at a high angle to loft it, and the missile flying a ballistic trajectory and measured from launch point to the point where it hits the ground. On the other hand, I'm pretty darn sure the AIM-120D has a larger range than what's publicly disclosed. I really doesn't make sense for the US to let everyone know that if you are a certain distance away from a US plane you can't get hit, and the US is notorious for sandbagging the figures they give out.

[whitelabrat]

I think you might have been surprised by the R-33 in later versions. It is probably better at small targets than you mentioned here. Hard to tell but it got good upgrades and the platforms had pretty strong guidance radar.

[cgilby]

The AIM-260 JATM that’s getting tested this year is going to be more or less a Long Range Air-to-Air missile

[ckg]

What’s been in the works in the last 10 years will not be on mainstream You Tube media. Even some of the stuff I turned a wrench on more than 10-12 years ago hasn’t popped up yet.

[aotoda]

Jeez, I read that as "Why the US NO LONGER has AAM's" XD
What a shock that was lmao

[Hillsidedojo]

Most concise up to date information so far. Thanks

[terrykeggereis]

I like how he said that stealth helps somewhat. Yet in war games with other countries the fights were over before the other side knew anything was there.