Meet the AIM-174B Gunslinger: The Navy’s 300-Mile Range Air-to-Air Missile

Meet the AIM-174B Gunslinger: The Navy’s 300-Mile Range Air-to-Air Missile

The U.S. Navy plans to turn its new long-range AIM-174B Gunslinger missile into an airborne hypersonic weapon interceptor by equipping it with a new "wide area effect" warhead.

Built to Counter Chinese Stealth Fighters: Urgently Needed AIM-260 Missile Finally Moves Towards Production

The AIM-260 air-to-air missiles intended to equip frontline fifth and ‘4+ generation’ fighter aircraft in the U.S. Armed Forces has for the first time seen the Navy and Air Force publicly seek funds to support production and procurement. Under the services’ request for funding for Fiscal Year 2026, the Air Force is seeking $368.593 million for the missile, and the Navy $301.858 million. The need for the missile has grown increasingly urgent as C…

United States: Air Force and Navy to equip fighter jets with new AIM-260 missiles

In addition to procurement, both services have jointly earmarked $687 million for the continued development and production of the missile system. The AIM-260A, developed by Lockheed Martin, is intended to complement and potentially replace the currently deployed AIM-120 AMRAAM.     Although no official technical specifications have been released, government sources indicate the missile will include an active radar homing head and a bidirectional…