DARPA Seeks To Reverse Design Paradigm For Air-To-Air Missiles

Credit: DVIDS

The ordnance department of Marine Wing Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 refuels and loads an F-35C Lightning II with the AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile.

Credit: U.S. Marine Corps/Capt. Charles Allen, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
DARPA has revealed interest in developing a new class of air-to-air missiles in which the top design requirement is mass production rather than maximizing performance. The concept laid out in three market surveys launched on March 31 by the agency’s Tactical Technology Office proposes an alternative...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington, DC.

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