AIM-260 JATM

AIM-260 JATM
TypeBeyond-visual-range air-to-air missile
Place of originUnited States
Production history
DesignerLockheed Martin
ProducedIn development. Expected sometime in 2024.[1][2]
Specifications
Maximum firing rangeAt least 200 km (120 mi) [3][4] [5]
WarheadHigh explosive blast-fragmentation
Maximum speed Mach 5
Guidance
system
Inertial guidance, two way data link, active radar homing
Launch
platform
Aircraft:

The AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM) is an American beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) under development by Lockheed Martin.[3] Designed to address advanced threats,[6] the missile is expected to replace or supplement the AIM-120 AMRAAM currently in US service. The United States Department of Defense (DoD) considers the AIM-260A JATM program to be the number one air-delivered weapon priority for both the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and the Navy (USN); and its acquisition out-prioritizes other weapon system improvements and modernization efforts on any fielded aircraft.[7] As of May 2024, the House Armed Services Committee was investigating whether more late-variant AMRAAMs would be required in light of the AIM-260 JATM not having entered full-scale production,[8] though the USAF insisted in May 2023 that AIM-260 development and production was on-schedule.[9]

This program differs from the Long-Range Engagement Weapon being developed by Raytheon.[10] The JATM is also separate from the AIM-174 very long-range AAM, also developed by Raytheon for the USN.

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  3. ^ a b "AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM) / LREW (Long-range engagement weapon)". Global Security. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  4. ^ Top Lawmaker Wants Report on Dogfight Missiles, Whether to Extend AMRAAM
  5. ^ THE USAF'S NEW AIR TO AIR MISSILE, THE AIM-260 JATM
  6. ^ "Revolutionising Aerial Warfare: What to Expect From America's New AIM-260 Missile". Archived from the original on April 20, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  7. ^ Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway and Joseph (July 1, 2019). "New AIM-260 Missiles Are So Secretive They Will Require A Custom Storage Bunker At Hill AFB". The War Zone. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  8. ^ Tirpak, John A. (May 21, 2024). "Top Lawmaker Wants Report on Dogfight Missiles, Whether to Extend AMRAAM". Air & Space Forces Magazine. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  9. ^ Tirpak, John A. (April 6, 2023). "Moore: 'It's Time to Move On' from Block 20 F-22s, JATM Still on Schedule". Air & Space Forces Magazine. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  10. ^ Trevithick, Joseph (June 21, 2019). "Meet The AIM-260, The Air Force And Navy's Future Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile". The War Zone. Archived from the original on June 24, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2022.