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Yeah, wikipedia says the Phoenix weighed about 450kg, three times as much as an AMRAAM. And given that the latest versions, like you mention, have a range very
by jabl 4y ago
Yeah, wikipedia says the Phoenix weighed about 450kg, three times as much as an AMRAAM. And given that the latest versions, like you mention, have a range very close to the Phoenix, and the AMRAAM has been continually developed (presumably including advances in sensors, electronics and software), whereas Phoenix apparently wasn't developed since the 1986 AIM-54C. So except for a very slight advantage in nominal range, arguably the modern AMRAAM is vastly superior in every respect.