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Air Force Moving ‘Extremely Fast’ on New Missile to Replace AMRAAM

By Vivienne Machi

Thursday, June 20th, 2019

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Air Force Moving ‘Extremely Fast’ on New Missile to Replace AMRAAM

Raytheon AMRAAM air-to-air missile being fired from F-35 fighter in test in Oct. 2014. (Photo: Air Force.)

DAYTON, Ohio — The Air Force is moving quickly to develop a new air-to-air missile that would eventually replace the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), the leader of the service’s armaments directorate at Air Force Materiel Command said June 20. The forthcoming AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM) program is proceeding “extremely fast” to counter the Chinese-made PL-15 air-to-air missile, said Program Executive Officer for Weapons and Armaments Directorate Director Brig. Gen. Anthony Genatempo, speaking with reporters Thursday at…

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