RTX says it fired an AMRAAM to its farthest point yet

By Vanessa Montalbano / September 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
An AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile was shot off an F-22 Raptor to its longest range to date in testing, according to a company news release. “During that test we demonstrated the extended time of flight, which means greater range, and we’re getting that missile to that target set faster, proving that any munition can significantly increase that lethality of these fifth-generation and fourth-generation aircraft,” Jon Norman, vice president of Raytheon requirements and capabilities for air and space defense...

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