Aim-120 Advanced Medium-range Air-to-air Missile (amraam)
• In 2009, key stakeholders, including the Program Office and DOT&E, suspended progression of the AIM-120D to operational testing due to four performance and reliability deficiencies. Raytheon addressed the four deficiencies, and DOT&E signed the revised AIM-120D Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) and separate, detailed operational test plan on May 25, 2012. • The Air Force completed an Operational Test Readiness Review on May 31, 2012, and certified the AIM-120D Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) to begin operational testing in June 2012. AIM-120D operational testing will consist of seven live missile shots and multiple captive-carry events. The Services are projected to complete operational testing in FY14. • During operational testing to date, the Air Force has accomplished three AIM-120D shots, the first of which was unsuccessful. The unsuccessful shot was due to a reliability failure of a legacy Shortened Control Actuation System. The Air Force has re-executed this shot and is awaiting data analysis to determine its success. • The AMRAAM Electronic Protection Improvement Program (EPIP) is a software upgrade to AIM-120C3-C7 variants currently in integrated testing, under the separate EPIP TEMP that DOT&E approved in April 2012.
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