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[koxinga]

Well then, this is a surprise. AIM-424 “Malice” air-to-air missile, two stage long range AAM.

U.S. Navy Testing New Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile | Aviation Week

The U.S. Navy is developing and currently flight testing a new long-range air-to-air missile that will far exceed the capabilities of the AIM-120 and likely the recently disclosed AIM-174B as well.

aviationweek.com

 

[MARKMILES77]

Well then, this is a surprise. AIM-424 “Malice” air-to-air missile, two stage long range AAM.

U.S. Navy Testing New Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile | Aviation Week

The U.S. Navy is developing and currently flight testing a new long-range air-to-air missile that will far exceed the capabilities of the AIM-120 and likely the recently disclosed AIM-174B as well.

aviationweek.com

Presumably much longer range than AIM-260, otherwise the US Navy probably would not incur the expense of another new air to air missile.
And another missile which likely is compatible with launch from NASAMS.
Being test flown on F-18E/F as well as F-35C.

OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) on X

The U.S. Navy has publicly disclosed a previously unannounced AIM-424 Long Range Air-to-Air Missile (LRAAM), also known as the "Malice", revealing the weapon mounted inside the internal weapons bay of an F-35C Lightning II with an AIM-120 AMRAAM mounted on the bay door. The Navy

x.com

 

[koxinga]

Some numbers from the Navy.

Primary Function: Air-to-Air Missile

Contractor: Raytheon

Propulsion: Solid-propellant rocket motor

Length: 13.5 feet (4.11 meters)

Diameter: 13.5 inches (0.34 meters)

Wingspan: 26.2 inches (0.67 meters)

Weight: 1500 pounds (680.4 kg)

Range: In excess of 250 nm (463 km)

Warhead: Blast fragmentation

https://www.navy.mil/Resources/Fact-Files/Display-FactFiles/Article/4580867/aim-424-lraam-malice/

 

[StobieWan]

If true, this will be another vote getter for the Democrats. GOP candidates will significant numbers of black voters must be pi$$ed.

That's next-level contempt for history. Utterly disgusting if it's true. I did think there was a convention about not naming carriers after serving presidents but then again, even if there were, the current administration hasn't been much inclined to follow tradition.

It may be click-bait however - Snopes is calling it "unrated" right now.

 

[south]

Presumably much longer range than AIM-260, otherwise the US Navy probably would not incur the expense of another new air to air missile.
And another missile which likely is compatible with launch from NASAMS.
Being test flown on F-18E/F as well as F-35C.
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OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) on X

The U.S. Navy has publicly disclosed a previously unannounced AIM-424 Long Range Air-to-Air Missile (LRAAM), also known as the "Malice", revealing the weapon mounted inside the internal weapons bay of an F-35C Lightning II with an AIM-120 AMRAAM mounted on the bay door. The Navy

x.com

Not everything is going to be, nor does it need to be, launched from NASAMs.

While getting something like Patriot/THAAD or SM-2/6 should be a priority, there is a larger and growing gap at the low end of the mix that shooting surface based AIM-120 at (let alone the AIM-424) is not economical.

 

[Terran]

That's next-level contempt for history. Utterly disgusting if it's true. I did think there was a convention about not naming carriers after serving presidents but then again, even if there were, the current administration hasn't been much inclined to follow tradition.

It may be click-bait however - Snopes is calling it "unrated" right now.

For good reason at the moment it is click bait.. The origin is a CNN article that sources from an unnamed leaker. We have no idea who’s leaking or the validity of said leak.
This could be a thing, it could be someone close to it reporting or it could be a rumor. Heck it could even be a lie meant to smear or it might have been an actual thing leaked to test how it would go over with the Public.
Without documentation or statements confirming or denying via the Department of war, Department of Navy, Executive Branch its a thing that does nothing but inflame emotions. With those partisan against the Trump admin picking it up as a rally cry.