No long range missiles for USN

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by LoBlo

Its just curious that a successor have less speed AND less range than its predessor. I can't think of a another weapon system evolution that has ever showed this trend...:hmm:

The AIM-120 is a replacment for the AIM-7 not the AIM-54. The long range AIM-120 isn't filling the shoes of the AIM-54 its making new shoes. The AIM-54 was to take out Backfires the AIM-120 is going to be for taking out smaller more agile ASM launching fighter bombers.