The AIM-120 is also known as what?

The AIM-120 is also known as what?

• A. Sparrow
• B. AMRAAM
• C. Phoenix
• D. HARM

Answer: (B)

Missile designations reveal capability and lineage. The AIM-120 is the AMRAAM, which stands for Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile. This is the modern, all-weather, beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile that uses active radar guidance in the terminal phase, allowing the launching aircraft to avoid staying in the target’s radar illumination for the entire flight. The other names refer to different missiles: Sparrow is an older AIM-7 with semi-active guidance, Phoenix is the long-range AIM-54, and HARM is the AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile designed to home on radar emissions.

Missile designations reveal capability and lineage. The AIM-120 is the AMRAAM, which stands for Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile. This is the modern, all-weather, beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile that uses active radar guidance in the terminal phase, allowing the launching aircraft to avoid staying in the target’s radar illumination for the entire flight.

The other names refer to different missiles: Sparrow is an older AIM-7 with semi-active guidance, Phoenix is the long-range AIM-54, and HARM is the AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile designed to home on radar emissions.