Lockheed Martin AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM)

NMaude said:
I wonder if someone has named the aircraft "Pinocchio";):D?

In regards to creating a new LRAAM why didn't they instead resurrect the AIM-152 AAAM (Specifically the GD/Westinghouse version) and give it a 21st century tech update?
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That would be the LREW program, the AIM-260 is simply an AMRAAM replacement in AMRAAM form factor.
I suppose we will know more once information pertaining to LREW has leaked like JATM has.
 
Josh_TN said:
I think you are overthinking things. I think this just an RFI, and IMO, given the explicit price ceiling and stated target set, these are weapons designed for non fighter targets.
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I certainly hope so.

But I do like the idea of HalfRAAMs to greatly increase the stealthy weapons capacity of an airframe.


Ozair said:
I think less for non fighter targets but more for attritable aircraft both carriage and targeted. If you consider an AMRAAM D is approaching $1.5 mill a copy then having weapons that are a 5th that cost makes losing that weapon, when equipped on a CCA, easier to bear. It also means you don't waste a 1.5m weapon engaging a platform that isn't that much costlier.

I'd also suggest it is a pathway to increased production of weapons from alternate sources.
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I'm not sure I support the idea of missiles specifically for carriage by attritional airframes. Remember, the assumption around any combat flight is that you're expending all ammunition, whether the carrying airframe makes it back or not.

But missiles specifically for engaging attritional targets makes sense.
 
Makes total sense. Affordable mass is needed everywhere especially AAMs given the goal of a couple hundred missile armed CCAs. USAF wants to implement its new design and acquisition model everywhere, especially here, and this could be an on ramp to do it. Let LM and Raytheon focus on the high side and stand up a robust base that will compete intensely for the much higher volume low side of the missile mix. Cheap Halfraams and Amraams make a lot of sense for CCAs and homeland defense 4th gen fighters, freeing up D3 and 260 for more fun platforms.
 
NMaude said:
I wonder if someone has named the aircraft "Pinocchio";):D?

In regards to creating a new LRAAM why didn't they instead resurrect the AIM-152 AAAM (Specifically the GD/Westinghouse version) and give it a 21st century tech update?
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And they could probably lose the pod.

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