Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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According to a recent notice published by the Air Force Lifecycle Management Center, the branch is now looking to develop an air-to-air missile that can reach targets as far as 1,000 nautical miles away, which is roughly 11 times further than America’s primary long-range air-to-air weapon in service today, the AIM-120 AMRAAM.

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Citations:
sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/51ea69f731844ab4a8a6ab09e96a7326/view
rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR2100/RR2173z2/RAND_RR2173z2.pdf
https://defenseinnovationmarketplace.dtic.mil/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024_SIM_Agenda.pdf