Get to know Amraam better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Amraam in a sentence
Amraam meaning
Initialism of advanced medium-range air-to-air missile.
Using Amraam
- The main meaning on this page is: Initialism of advanced medium-range air-to-air missile.
- In the example corpus, amraam often appears in combinations such as: aim- amraam, the amraam, amraam missiles.
Context around Amraam
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Amraam
- In this selection, "amraam" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 120, test, limits, missiles, radar and uses stand out and add context to how "amraam" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 120c 7 amraam air to and 1982 test amraam uses two. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "amraam" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with amraam
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Operational features summary AMRAAM has an all-weather, beyond-visual-range (BVR) capability. (13 words)
Moreover, Sparrow or AMRAAM missiles can be attached to the corners of the conformal fuel tanks. (16 words)
The European partners needed AMRAAM to be integrated on aircraft as small as the Sea Harrier. (16 words)
It helped the U.S. Navy replace the F-14 Tomcats with F/A-18E/F Super Hornets – the loss of the F-14's long-range AIM-54 Phoenix missiles (already retired) is offset with a longer-range AMRAAM-D. (41 words)
The aircraft were later equipped to use AIM-120 AMRAAM beyond-visual-range anti-aircraft missiles and the more advanced Blue Vixen radar for longer range air-to-air combat, as well as Sea Eagle missiles for conducting anti-ship missions. (41 words)
AMRAAM would need to be fitted on fighters as small as the F-16, and fit in the same spaces that were designed to fit the Sparrow on the F-4 Phantom. (32 words)
Example sentences (19)
Guidance system overview Interception course stage Grumman F-14 Tomcat carrying an AMRAAM during a 1982 test AMRAAM uses two-stage guidance when fired at long range.
Not all armed services using the AMRAAM have elected to purchase the mid-course update option, which limits AMRAAM's effectiveness in some scenarios.
The precise capabilities of the Super Hornets, equipped with the advanced AN/APG-79 radar, AIM-9X Sidewinder, and AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles, proved crucial in neutralizing the incoming threats.
In a stealth configuration, the F-22 can carry two AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles and six AIM-12 AMRAAM radar-guided air-to-air missiles.
The fighter also carried both the older AIM-7 Sparrow and newer AIM-120 AMRAAM radar-guided medium-range missile.
Around the late 1990s, a new generation of long-range radar-guided air-to-air missiles entered service, notably the AMRAAM and the Russian.
The teams inspected, loaded, and secured two Mark 84 bombs and one AIM-120 AMRAAM onto their respective aircraft.
AMRAAM would need to be fitted on fighters as small as the F-16, and fit in the same spaces that were designed to fit the Sparrow on the F-4 Phantom.
An upgrade to the F-14D's computer software to allow AIM-120 AMRAAM missile capability was planned but was later terminated.
At that point, three launches in combat had resulted in three kills, resulting in the AMRAAM's being informally named "slammer" in the second half of the 1990s.
In late 2012, Raytheon solved the problem by selecting Norwegian ammunition manufacturer Nammo Raufoss to be their new supplier of AMRAAM rocket motors.
It helped the U.S. Navy replace the F-14 Tomcats with F/A-18E/F Super Hornets – the loss of the F-14's long-range AIM-54 Phoenix missiles (already retired) is offset with a longer-range AMRAAM-D.
Moreover, Sparrow or AMRAAM missiles can be attached to the corners of the conformal fuel tanks.
Operational features summary AMRAAM has an all-weather, beyond-visual-range (BVR) capability.
The aircraft were later equipped to use AIM-120 AMRAAM beyond-visual-range anti-aircraft missiles and the more advanced Blue Vixen radar for longer range air-to-air combat, as well as Sea Eagle missiles for conducting anti-ship missions.
The European partners needed AMRAAM to be integrated on aircraft as small as the Sea Harrier.
The lighter weight of the advanced AMRAAM enables an F/A-18E/F pilot greater bring-back weight upon carrier landings.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has requested the purchasing of SL-AMRAAM as part of a larger 7 billion dollar foreign military sales package.
The upgrade includes also the procurement and integration of new AIM-9X Sidewinder and AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles.
Common combinations with amraam
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- aim- amraam 8×
- the amraam 2×
- amraam missiles 2×
- amraam radar-guided 2×
- amraam and 2×