via Raytheon Press Release.
VIDSEL TEST RANGE, Sweden, Dec. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Armed forces from Norway,Finland, Switzerland and Turkey successfully fired five Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN)-builtAdvanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) AIM-120C7s as part of the Thor's Hammer flight test campaign in September.120C7 is just completing development test? Just wow. I thought that we were already well on our way to putting into service the "D" model. Don't get me wrong, I realize that the C7 will have many of the features of the D but I was under the impression that it would give us much longer range (approaching that of the long dead Phoenix missile) with higher kill probability.
Launched from F-16 and F/A-18 fighter aircraft and the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) ground launchers, the missiles achieved five successful shots on a variety of profiles and targets. Norway shot one AIM-120C7 from a NASAMS High Mobility Launcher andFinland shot two from a NASAMS canister launcher, while Switzerland successfully fired one from an F-18 and Turkey fired one from an F-16.
"AMRAAM is the world's most advanced air dominance weapon, and these successful tests once again demonstrate the missile's extraordinary level of effectiveness and reliability," said Mike Jarrett, vice president of Raytheon's Air Warfare Systems. "Intercepting all five targets from different platforms showcased AMRAAM's versatility across different scenarios for U.S. and allied forces worldwide."
Named for the hammer-wielding god in Norse mythology, the month-long Thor's Hammer exercise marks the completion of developmental testing for the AIM-120C7.
