[XMAA] AAM-4

AAM-4 Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile

ORIGIN: (Real World)
United States of America

GAMES FEATURED IN:
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
Ace Combat 06: Fires of Liberation

COMPATIBLE AIRCRAFT
F-2A Viper Zero

OVERVIEW:
Japan is also developing the AAM-4 to succeed the Sparrow. The AAM-4 is composed of the guidance control blocks controlling target acquisition, guidance and flight, the warhead which destroys the target, the propulsion system for flying the missile, wings, etc. The transmitter used in the AAM-4 is compact and has an extremely high performance thanks to the extensive use of Japan's own advanced semiconductor technology.

The AAM-4 has a longer range than the Sparrow and uses a composite guidance system, with which it is initially guided according to the target data transmitted from the firing aircraft but it later starts to emit radar waves itself to acquire and track the target. The firing aircraft carrying the AAM-4 fires it from a long distance and can retreat before it hits the target to start the next action. This makes it possible to assure a higher survival probability of the firing aircraft than the previous MRMs based on a semi-active radar homing system.

As the AAM-4 is based on an active radar homing system, the firing aircraft can fire several missiles independently to hit multiple targets acquired and tracked. This leads to simultaneous measures against multiple targets. The use of advanced semiconductor technology has made it possible to mount a signal processor with very complicated signal processing in the small space available in a missile. This has given the AAM- 4 an excellent ECCM capability which allows it to acquire and track the target even when subject to enemy ECM.

By utilizing and extending the component technology of the New Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AAM-4) (which has an active radar homing seeker), the New Short Range Ship-to-Air Missile System seaborne missile system will cope simultaneously with multiple targets including low altitude incoming threats and high speed diving threats to protect naval vessels in the twenty-first century.

Specifications:
Length: 3, 667 mm
Diameter: 203 mm
Wingspan: 800 mm
Weight: 222 kg
Range: Approx. 100 km
Speed: Mach 4-5

Source:
GlobalSecurity.org
Japanese wikipedia

*Original Article by Yukikaze*