What Is The US Military's Longest Range Air-To-Air Missile And How Far Can It Go?

Air-to-air missiles have improved by leaps and bounds since they first emerged, with the U.S.' current leader boasting a ...
The National Interest

“Gunslinger”: The AIM-174B Missile Has Been Assigned a Cool New Nickname

The AIM-174B Gunslinger is a derivative of the RIM-174 Standard Extended Range Active Missile. The term “gunslinger“ was initially used as a synonym for the gunfighters of the American Old West of the ...
The Aviationist

First Images Emerge Of U.S. Navy Super Hornet Carrying Two Air-Launched SM-6 Missiles

The two missiles sport the designation XAIM-174B (or NAIM-174B) and were carried by Super Hornets belonging to the VFA-2 and VFA-192 taking part in RIMPAC 2024 exercise. On Jul. 2, 2024, an F/A-18E ...
Forbes

The Navy’s ‘Rhinos’ Grew A Longer Horn. Does A New Missile Affect U.S.-China Military Balance?

Large AIM-174B missile visibly protruding from under the right wing of an F/A-18E Super Hornet jet fighter on the deck of carrier USS Carl Vinson prior to takeoff for an exercise. In July the Navy ...
The Aviationist

VX-9 ‘Vampires’ F/A-18F Super Hornet Brandishes Heavy Air-to-Air Loadout During Gray Flag 2024

The heavy loadout, featuring four AIM-174s, three AIM-120s and two AIM-9s, first spotted on “Vandy 1” at the beginning of September, was not a one-off test. In September, we reported on a U.S. Navy ...