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U.S. Air Force Says F-15C AMRAAM Operational Test Hit Sets Range Record

U.S. Air Force Says F-15C AMRAAM Operational Test Hit Sets Range Record
An F-15E Strike Eagle weapons load crew team attaches an AIM-120D to a pylon July 15, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Last month, the U.S. 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES) and the 83d Fighter Weapons Squadron at Eglin AFB, Fla. set an air-to-air missile range record when a Boeing [BA] F-15C hit a Kratos [KTOS] BQM-167 subscale drone with a Raytheon Technologies [RTX] Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) AIM-120D, the U.S. Air Force said on Apr. 14. The 28th TES and the 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron are part of the Air Force's 53rd Wing, which conducts operational testing. While the…

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