Upgrade of AIM-120C missiles?

gary1910 SG

Pentagon Contract Announcement

(Source: US Department of Defense; issued April 14, 2004)

Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson Ariz., is being awarded a $25,424,634 firm fixed price contract modification.
This action Exercise Option of 50 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles Air Intercept Missile (AIM)-120 C5 (FMS) missiles, 1 Lot Spares, 1 Lot software Configuration Management, 1 Lot Recontainerization.

This effort supports foreign military sales to Singapore. Total funds have been obligated.

Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (F08635-03-C-0031, P0001 Cool .

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New buys or upgrade of our AIM-120 missiles?
I tot we 100 of these, and yet only upgrade half of them.

Joe Black SG

I believe it is a purchase of 50 more missiles rather than an Upgrade. The previous purchase was for AIm-120C2. This latest batch has the extended range.

eurofighter SG

Think we have exercised an option we have placed along with the purchase of the first batch of amraams.

tankee1981 SG

Is it true that these air to air missiles are stored in the US only to be released to us should our regional countries acquire missiles with similar capability? This is despite the fact that we have already paid for them. Or did i made a mistake and mistook the them for another type of missiles from the US? Very Happy

gary1910 SG

The 100 missiles have been transfered from Guam to SG last year.
I think abt the same time with the Thai delivery.
For the report that I have posted, it might be a new buy.

agsm1 SG

It makes me cough blood everytime I am told our AMRAAM missiles are still in the US. Glad to have them back.

Moonstriker SG

wheee.... AMRAAMS!! Razz
*peers up north*

SpecOps87 SG

Actually,i tink its bout time we get the AIM-120s.Our frens up North have their Mig-29s and sum other new fighters to play with.Actually,SAF should consider getting the EuroFighter or Rafale.Got e StormShadow cruise missile.Can scare the balls outta any of the threats anytime.

Joe Black SG

What would really be interesting is that the next BVR purchase would be Mica, and then the ramjet powered AMRAAM or Meteor. The WVR missles that RSAF should get Python 5 and IR Mica… heeha…

tankee1981 SG

Maybe we should reconsider buying missiles from the USA,because they are sort of holding our missiles "hostage" and indirectly interfering with our overall military strategy.Unless of course the warming of ties between our two countries after 9-11 will put an end to this sort of measures. Very Happy

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Well the missiles were released to us frm Guam a few monhs ago…

damienthedevil SG

We nevered allows ourselves literally saying to be hold by the balls. Sg will always sought for an alternative. When US kept our BVR missiles in guam, guess what our ADS F5s and F-16 were armed with during the interim – Derby.