AIM-120C-5 AMRAAM air-to-air missile

Conflict Usage

2019 India-Pakistan Border Skirmishes

Side: PakistanRole: Beyond-visual-range air-to-air interceptair defense

ThePrint reported that Pakistan Air Force F-16s fired AIM-120C-5 missiles during the 27 February 2019 aerial engagement in the 2019 India-Pakistan Border Skirmishes, and Indian officials displayed alleged AMRAAM fragments as evidence.

Yemeni Civil War

Side: Yemeni government and coalition forcesRole: Counter-UAV interceptionair defensecounter-uav

Royal Saudi Air Force fighter jets were reported using AIM-120 missiles to shoot down Houthi drones during the Yemeni Civil War; the report does not specify the variant.

AIM-120C-5 AMRAAM air-to-air missile Images

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