F-15 Eagle F-15 Eagle Air Force (Air Force) using a Rocket AIM-120D Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (Amraam) destroyed the target (BQM-167 drone) on a record from known distance consisting of probably about 100 miles (more than 160 kilometers), writes The Drive.
According to the publication, the corresponding teachings took place in March in the Gulf of Mexico. The Drive notes that in this way, by the range of flight, American rockets approached Russian and Chinese. The publication, in particular, assures that the corresponding R-37M indicator is 200 kilometers.
Also The Drive reminds of past records. So, it is known that in the 1970s from the F-14A Tomcat fighter, the AIM-54 Phoenix missiles, the target drones were destroyed for a distance of more than 160 kilometers at least twice.
In September 2020, when the Breaking Defense reported, during the demonstration of the advanced combat management management system Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Adapted 155 mm M109 M109 Paladin hit the aircraft BQM-167 Skeeter, imitating the Russian Winted rocket. According to the US Air Force, the United States of the United States Air Force took place at the White-Sands missile polygon in New Mexico. Thus, the United States conducted exercises that imitate military conflict with Russia.