No long range missiles for USN

Sea Demon · 06-02-06, 10:42 PM

I'm not sure where you come up with Phoenix's pricetag. But it's widely known in the industry that Phoenix was actually closer to $1.2 Million a piece. AMRAAM is closer to the figure you listed. And Phoenix is large and heavy. It's also not compatible on Hornets, Vipers, or Eagles. It's electronics package was only available on the "Cats". And they've been retired. Even if they gave these other aircraft the capability to carry Phoenix, they could carry a bigger AMRAAM load due to the weight considerations. And it probably wouldn't fit in the Raptor's weapons bay. AMRAAM has much better electronics and is easier to maintain and upgrade. The only thing Phoenix has over AMRAAM is an additional 30 Nm. And that's about it.

It was a good weapon, but AMRAAM is much more useful for today's threats.

06-02-06, 10:42 PM	#4
Sea Demon Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 2,552 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	I'm not sure where you come up with Phoenix's pricetag. But it's widely known in the industry that Phoenix was actually closer to $1.2 Million a piece. AMRAAM is closer to the figure you listed. And Phoenix is large and heavy. It's also not compatible on Hornets, Vipers, or Eagles. It's electronics package was only available on the "Cats". And they've been retired. Even if they gave these other aircraft the capability to carry Phoenix, they could carry a bigger AMRAAM load due to the weight considerations. And it probably wouldn't fit in the Raptor's weapons bay. AMRAAM has much better electronics and is easier to maintain and upgrade. The only thing Phoenix has over AMRAAM is an additional 30 Nm. And that's about it. It was a good weapon, but AMRAAM is much more useful for today's threats.