AIM-120 AMRAAM vs Iris-T
Overview
The AIM-120 AMRAAM and the Iris-T are both Air-to-Air missiles.
The AIM-120 AMRAAM has a range of 105 km — 4.2x the Iris-T's 25 km. The AIM-120 AMRAAM reaches 4,940 km/h vs 3,704 km/h for the Iris-T. The AIM-120 AMRAAM carries a 20 kg warhead vs 11.5 kg for the Iris-T. Launch weight is 161 kg for the AIM-120 AMRAAM vs 87 kg for the Iris-T. The AIM-120 AMRAAM uses Inertial guidance, terminal active radar homing, optional mid-course update datalink guidance, while the Iris-T relies on Imaging infrared homing.
The AIM-120 AMRAAM has been produced in 14,000 units vs 5,000 for the Iris-T. Unit cost is $1.09M for the AIM-120 AMRAAM vs $0.47M for the Iris-T. The AIM-120 AMRAAM entered service 14 years before the Iris-T (1991 vs 2005).
| American air-to-air missile, entered service in 1991, using active radar homing for terminal guidance. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Air-to-Air |
| Type | Active radar-guided air-to-air missile |
| Manufacturer | Raytheon / Hughes |
| Service year | 1991 |
| Number produced | 14,000 units |
| Estimated unit price | $1.1 million |
| German air-to-air missile, entered service in 2005, uses imaging infrared homing for guidance. | |
| Origin | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Category | Air-to-Air |
| Type | Infrared-guided air-to-air missile |
| Manufacturer | Diehl BGT |
| Service year | 2005 |
| Number produced | 5,000 units |
| Estimated unit price | $0.5 million |
| Range | 105.0 km ◉ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 4.0 ◉ |
| Weight | 161.5 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 20.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 3.65 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 178 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | Inertial guidance, terminal active radar homing, optional mid-course update datalink |
| Warhead type | High explosive blast-fragmentation |
| Range | 25.0 km ◉ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 3.0 ◉ |
| Weight | 87 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 11.5 kg ◉ |
| Length | 2.94 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 127 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | Imaging infrared homing |
| Warhead type | High Explosive / Fragmentation |
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