中断了15年之后,美空军又回到研制空对空导弹的工作,主要是研制AIM-120A这种先进中程空空导弹(AMRAAM)。这种导弹是超视距的导弹,也是全天候、全环境、雷达制导的空对空导弹,给战斗机以发射后即离开和同时杀伤多个目标的能力。它由美空军与海军联合研制,代替AIM-7麻雀中程空空导弹。 Fifteen years after the interruption, the U.S. air force has returned to the development of its air-to-air missiles, mainly to develop the Advanced Mid-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), such as the AIM-120A. The missiles are over-the-horizon missiles and are all-weather, all-encompassing, radar-guided air-to-air missiles that give fighters the ability to take off and simultaneously kill multiple targets. It was jointly developed by the U.S. Air Force and the Navy to replace the AIM-7 Sparrow medium-range air-to-air missile.