Next Generation Missile Explained

Is Missile:yes
Joint Dual Role Air Dominance Missile
Origin:USA
Type:Medium-range, air-to-air missile and anti-radiation missile
Guidance:active radar homing

The Next Generation Missile (NGM),[1] formerly the Joint Dual Role Air Dominance Missile (JDRADM), was a proposed Beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile (AAM) capable of all weather day and night performance, to replace the AIM-120 AMRAAM and AGM-88 HARM.[2] [3] It was proposed to be cancelled in the Obama Administration's 2013 budget request.[4] A parallel project, the T-3 (Triple Target Terminator) program has continued.[5] [6] The T-3 missile is aimed at three major targets - enemy aircraft, cruise missiles and air defence networks.

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  4. Butler, Amy. "Amid Cuts USAF Cautiously Funds F-35, Bomber." Aviation Week, 13 February 2012.
  5. Web site: Next Generation Air Dominance Missiles . defense-update.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101121153442/http://defense-update.com/products/t/18112010_t3.html . 2010-11-21.
  6. Web site: DARPA's T3: Rise of the triple-role missile - The DEW Line . www.flightglobal.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140113232235/http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2010/11/darpas-t3-rise-of-the-triple-r/ . 2014-01-13.