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USAF Conducts Live Fire Test of AMRAAM with New Electronic Components

USAF Conducts Live Fire Test of AMRAAM with New Electronic Components
A maintenance support contractor checks the AIM-120D3 attached to an F-15E Strike Eagle as it prepares for a live-fire mission at Eglin AFB, Fla. on, June 30 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

On June 30, the U.S. Air Force 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron and 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES) conducted the first live fire test of the Raytheon Technologies [RTX] AIM-120D3 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) Form, Fit, Function, Refresh (F3R) from an F-15E Strike Eagle against a Boeing [BA] QF-16 full-scale aerial target, the Air Force 53rd Wing said on July 18. The squadrons are part of Eglin AFB, Fla.'s 53rd Wing, which conducts operational testing. "The AMRAAM…

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