America's new AIM-260: The best air-to-air missile in the world?

Let's delve into the world of cutting-edge air-to-air missile technology with the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM) — the highly anticipated successor to America's AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM).

With air combat ranges continuing to grow, the United States needs a new beyond-visual-range weapon to stay competitive... But the AIM-260 isn't looking to compete... It's looking to dominate.

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[toastrecon]

I have some leaked intel on the AIM-260's multimodal seeker. It has both RADAR and IR/UV, but the real top secret functionality is that it logs on to Snapchat and various social media and dating sites and then finds the enemy pilot and sends him messages while he's flying so that he'll respond and reveal his location.

[NoogaiBooga]

This guy's probably the only channel i know that actually does his research and says actual facts

[Brett-fnks]

Alex, I grew up reading Aviation Week Space & Tech. magazine and Jane's Books. In my opinion, you Sir, have attained their status in this Media. Truly a National Treasure.

[alzeebum]

When discussing no-escape range, it's worth keeping in mind that being beyond that range doesn't mean you're guaranteed to escape. The closer you are, the narrower your options. Stated no-escape ranges are "calibrated" for a specific target, and the range will be different for other targets. It would also not be outside the realm of possibility for the no-escape range to be understated.

[RavenRunFoxRoam]

I'm a simple man. Alex uploads a video and I watch it without fail. Still waiting on a deep dive video into a F15EX or even B21 missile truck scenario against a high volume adversary.

[gonepostal]

PL-15: “If this weapon works as advertised” is kinda the whole ball of wax. How many awesome weapons have we (USA) developed because we thought the enemy had something game changing, only to find out their stuff was really just junk?

[BravoCheesecake]

The AIM-120D entered production in 2006. Think of how far computational technology has come from then. The US has been cooking this next one up for almost 20 years now.

[alexbakker]

For some reason, everytime i hear you say "this is air-power", it actually comes over as powerful.

[blueskiestrevor]

A lot of the talk I heard about the AIM-260 had focused on it being powered by a 2-stage rocket motor. This is the first I've heard about a throttled rocket motor. Very interesting

[hestan]

MBDA Meteor missile : "Finally a worthy opponent"

[veritasman]

One of the most authentic and "Solid" quote in the internet, is the Alex's: "...And This is AIR POWER"

[dumitrurob]

"would not ramp up production on an ineffective weapon". LCS - "hold my beer"

[fredfurner]

You've got extremely comprehensive videos man. I really appreciate the style of your show, the fact that you don't use AI or computer voices, and the fact that your information is seemingly cutting edge.

[rickwylie]

Being the Aim 260 allegedly went into production a year ago, and they have stopped talking about it (usually a clue), I agree there are likely already Raptors flying with them.

[jajssblue]

Multimode tracking and rocket or air-breathing engines sound revolutionary. Thank you for the detailed walkthrough. You're an excellent source for this info.

[joecrisp]

So cool to see you mention that long range shot at the BQM-167. I was the target control technician for that shot. Basically just a liaison between the weapons directors that talk to the firghters, and the civilian comtractors controlling the target. That was a fun one. Coolest job i had in the service, and Panama City ain't the worst place in the world.. by a small margin lol. Got to see the QF-4's go out and the QF-16's come in. And i got to see one of the QF-4's crash on takeoff on a day where the drone guys were giving us a tour. Thanks for yet another amazing video Alex.

[paulshearer]

Thanks for explaining the nuances and operational limitations of air to air missiles Alex. A real eye opener. The new missile looks like a real game changer.

[drawingdead]

The last point is the key, the 260 will already out range almost all fighter radars in service today.

[keithbarron]

I remember when navy tested harpoon on P-3's, they added on box launcher booster to kick it's range out further.

[kindnuguz]

☺ might I add I love HAFB
Lived around it my whole life and everything they do I appreciate (almost 50 years now). I hear jets almost everyday and love it.
I love our philosophy of claiming lower more reliable numbers but in reality maybe better than claimed versus others claiming maximum which in reality isn't even close.
Meteor imo is great and I assume meteor claims are being modest as well