US Navy unveils new long range air-air missile in testing the AIM-424 Malice

[huanghong]

Nice cope but no.

Facts > feelings.

 

[Afif]

Facts > feelings.

First of all, US already had R-37M equivalent. It was called AIM54.

This is clearly very agile design meant for fighters and AWACS alike.

At 4.11 meters in length, this means it can't fit into the F-35B's weapons bay.

Secondly, here's the photo of it is being literally mounted inside F-35's weapon bay.



If your feeling didn't made you rushing to comment, you probably would have seen that.

 

[huanghong]

First of all, US already had R-37M equivalent. It was called AIM54.

This is clearly very agile design meant for fighters and AWACS alike.




Secondly, here's the photo of it is being literally mounted inside F-35's weapon bay.

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If your feeling didn't made you rushing to comment, you probably would have seen that.

learly, you haven't actually looked up the data. The AIM-54 is vastly different from these two missiles in terms of weight and range, not to mention that it's a retired missile. What's even stranger is that you seem unaware that the F-35B's weapons bay is significantly smaller than the F-35C's. In fact, the TWZ report specifically emphasized that the aircraft capable of employing this weapon is the F-35C. Please update your knowledge base.

 

[Afif]

learly, you haven't actually looked up the data. The AIM-54 is vastly different from these two missiles in terms of weight and range, not to mention that it's a retired missile.

While they do differ in weight and ranges, AIM-54 was meant to shoot down soviet bombers at long ranges just like R-37M is meant to shoot down AWACS and tankers at long ranges. Conceptually they were similar.

 

[huanghong]

While they do differ in weight and ranges, AIM-54 was meant to shoot down soviet bombers at long ranges just like R-37M is meant to shoot down AWACS and tankers at long ranges. Conceptually they were similar.

However, the AIM-424 weighs 680 kg, which is far heavier than the R-37M. I don't see anything particularly flexible or special about this missile.

 

[Afif]

I don't see anything particularly flexible or special about this missile.

You don't have to.

 

[huanghong]

You don't have to.

Obviously, physical data matters more than fantasy.