Raytheon gets DARPA boost for AMRAAM, HARM replacement

[[email protected]]

"Raytheon has received a boost in the
race to develop a successor to two of
its most successful missiles - the
AIM-120 AMRAAM and the AGM-88
high-speed anti-radiation missile (HARM).

The US Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency has awarded the
company a $21 million deal to start
developing the triple target terminator (T3)
missile, a long-range weapon designed
to be carried internally by stealth
fighters."

See:

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/11/04/349306/raytheon-gets-darpa-boost-for-amraam-harm-replacement.html

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/11/darpa-preps-triple-purpose-terminator-missile/


Is this going to end up being a "jack of
all trades, master of none" type of
weapon that will end up being too
expensive to procure?

[Paul F Austin]

On 11/4/2010 4:40 PM, wrote:
> "Raytheon has received a boost in the
> race to develop a successor to two of
> its most successful missiles - the
> AIM-120 AMRAAM and the AGM-88
> high-speed anti-radiation missile (HARM).
>
> The US Defense Advanced Research
> Projects Agency has awarded the
> company a $21 million deal to start
> developing the triple target terminator (T3)
> missile, a long-range weapon designed
> to be carried internally by stealth
> fighters."
>
> See:
>
> http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/11/04/349306/raytheon-gets-darpa-boost-for-amraam-harm-replacement.html
>
> http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/11/darpa-preps-triple-purpose-terminator-missile/
>
>
> Is this going to end up being a "jack of
> all trades, master of none" type of
> weapon that will end up being too
> expensive to procure?

Out of curiosity, how does the stowed envelope for the MDBA meteor
compare with the AIM-120C for internal stowage? Airframe length and body
diameter look compatible but the intakes make it look like the 120C with
clipped fins and wings has a smaller overall envelope.

Paul