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Originally Posted by Maximus
Now, Is that a new version, declassified accidently by you?  |
Not really new, not even really sure of the status of the program. The VFDR was the Raytheon FRAAM competitor to the Meteor for the BVRAAM effort to give the Typhoon a longer spear. VFDR= Variable Flow Ducted Rocket. IOW, a Ramjet powered AIM-120 variant.
FRAAM
Aerojet won the contract for the development of the propulsion portion in late 2004. (They also build the motors for the Coyote SSST)
Raytheon simultaneously offerred the ERAAM as an 80% solution, which is now known as AIM-120D. That one we're pretty sure about, expecting IOC mid-2009. The VFDR is still a great big "maybe" (meaning probably never), especially with the equivalent Meteor available.
Nice pics. (tha cats
and the pu$$y)
