The Air Force sought to pursue several simultaneous multiyear procurement strategies for its munitions sets in the fiscal year 2024 budget, but Congress has excluded the AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile from the plan, Inside Defense has learned. AMRAAM received $53 million for advanced procurement in the FY-24 spending bill that lawmakers approved in March after months of infighting, despite the service requesting $212 million. The proposed amount was an “unjustified request,” according to the legislation . But...
