Editing AIM-120 AMRAAM (section)

==Operational history==
===United States===
The AMRAAM was used operationally for the first time on December 27, 1992, when a USAF [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|General Dynamics F-16D Fighting Falcon]] shot down an Iraqi [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25|MiG-25]] that violated the southern no-fly-zone.<ref>Bjorkman, Eileen, "Small, fast and in your face", ''Air & Space'', February/March 2014, p. 35.</ref> This missile had been returned from the flight line as defective a day earlier. The AMRAAM gained a second victory in January 1993 when an Iraqi [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23|MiG-23]] was shot down by a USAF F-16C.

On 28 February 1994, a [[Republika Srpska Air Force]] [[Soko J-21 Jastreb|J-21 Jastreb]] aircraft was shot down by a USAF F-16C that was patrolling the UN-imposed no-fly zone over [[Bosnia]]. In that engagement, at least three other Serbian aircraft were shot down by USAF F-16Cs using [[AIM-9]] missiles ([[Banja Luka incident]]). At that point, three launches in combat had resulted in three kills, resulting in the AMRAAMs being informally named "slammer" in the second half of the 1990s.{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}}

In 1994, two [[USAF]] F-15 fighters patrolling Iraq's Northern No-Fly Zone mistook a pair of US Army [[Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk|Black Hawk]] helicopters for Iraqi helicopters, and [[1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident|shot them down]]. One was downed with an AIM-120, and one with an AIM-9 Sidewinder.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/15/world/us-jets-over-iraq-attack-own-helicopters-in-error-all-26-on-board-are-killed.html |title=U.S. Jets Over Iraq Attack Own Helicopters in Error; All 26 on Board Are Killed |last=R. Gordon |first=Michael |date=April 15, 1994 |work=The New York Times |access-date=March 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520123816/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/15/world/us-jets-over-iraq-attack-own-helicopters-in-error-all-26-on-board-are-killed.html |archive-date=May 20, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1998 and 1999 AMRAAMs were again fired by USAF F-15 fighters at Iraqi aircraft violating the No-Fly-Zone, but this time they failed to hit their targets. During spring 1999, AMRAAMs saw their main combat action during [[Operation Allied Force]], the Kosovo [[1999 NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|bombing campaign]]. Six Serbian MiG-29s were shot down by NATO (four USAF F-15Cs, one USAF F-16C, and one Dutch F-16A MLU), all of them using AIM-120 missiles (the supposed kill by the F-16C may have actually been friendly fire, a man-portable [[SA-7]] fired by Serbian infantry).<ref name="ausairpower.net">{{cite web |author=Air Power Australia |url=http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-Rus-BVR-AAM.html |title=Air Power Australia: Technical Report APA-TR-2008-0301 |pages=1 |publisher=Ausairpower.net |access-date=April 12, 2012 |date=2008-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430182655/http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-Rus-BVR-AAM.html |archive-date=April 30, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 18 June 2017, a US [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet]] engaged and [[Ja'Din shootdown incident|shot down]] a [[Sukhoi Su-22]] of the [[Syrian Air Force]] over northern Syria,<ref name="auto">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-40322666 "US coalition downs first Syria government jet."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930211844/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-40322666|date=September 30, 2018}} Retrieved 19 June 2017.</ref> using an AIM-120. An [[AIM-9 Sidewinder#AIM-9X|AIM-9X Sidewinder]] had failed to bring down the Syrian jet. Some sources have claimed the AIM-9X was decoyed by flares,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/news/a27094/su-22-dodge-aim-9x-sidewinder/ |title=How Did a 30-Year-Old Jet Dodge the Pentagon's Latest Missile? |last=Mizokami |first=Kyle |date=June 27, 2017 |website=[[Popular Mechanics]] |access-date=December 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207192704/http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/news/a27094/su-22-dodge-aim-9x-sidewinder/ |archive-date=December 7, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Browne |first=Ryan |date=June 22, 2017 |title=New details on US shoot down of Syrian jet |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/21/politics/us-syria-russia-dogfight/index.html |work=[[CNN]] |access-date=December 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204191838/http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/21/politics/us-syria-russia-dogfight/index.html |archive-date=December 4, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/06/18/a-u-s-aircraft-has-shot-down-a-syrian-government-jet-over-northern-syria-pentagon-says/ "A U.S. aircraft has shot down a Syrian government jet over northern Syria, Pentagon says"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620153944/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/06/18/a-u-s-aircraft-has-shot-down-a-syrian-government-jet-over-northern-syria-pentagon-says/ |date=June 20, 2017 }}. Retrieved 18 June 2017.</ref> although the F/A-18E pilot, [[Lieutenant commander (United States)|Lieutenant Commander]] Michael "MOB" Tremel stated it was unclear why the AIM-9X failed, mentioning no use of flares by the Su-22, saying "I [lost] the smoke trail, and I have no idea what happened to the missile at that point".<ref>{{cite web |title=Su-22 Shoot Down 4 USN Pilots Explain ALL at TAILHOOK 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uston4gybSk |website=YouTube.com | date=September 16, 2017 |access-date=17 December 2021 |archive-date=December 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217032302/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uston4gybSk |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Rogoway |first=Tyler |title=Here's The Definitive Account Of The Syrian Su-22 Shoot Down From The Pilots Themselves |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/14344/heres-the-definitive-account-of-the-syrian-su-22-shoot-down-from-the-pilots-themselves |website=The War Zone {{!}} The Drive |date=September 14, 2017 |access-date=November 14, 2019 |archive-date=September 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913021038/https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/14344/heres-the-definitive-account-of-the-syrian-su-22-shoot-down-from-the-pilots-themselves |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Turkey===
On 23 March 2014 a Turkish Air Force F-16 from 182 Squadron shot down a Syrian Arab Air Force MiG-23BN with an AIM-120C-7.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Donald |first1=David |title=Turkey Shoots Down Syrian MiG |url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2014-03-25/turkey-shoots-down-syrian-mig?amp |access-date=28 February 2023 |work=AINonline |date=Mar 25, 2014}}</ref>

On 24 November 2015 a [[Turkish Air Force]] F-16 [[2015 Russian Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown|shot down]] a Russian [[Sukhoi Su-24|Su-24M]] strike aircraft with an AIM-120 missile over northern Syria after it allegedly crossed into Turkish airspace.<ref>[https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/heres-reason-why-russian-aircraft-keep-dying-syria-128527 Here's the Reason why Russian Aircraft Keep Dying In Syria] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301161035/https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/heres-reason-why-russian-aircraft-keep-dying-syria-128527 |date=March 1, 2020 }}, 29 February 2020, The National Interest.</ref>

On 1 March 2020, Turkish Air Force F-16s downed two [[Sukhoi Su-24|Su-24]]s belonging to the [[Syrian Air Force]] using two AIM-120C-7s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/syria-closes-airspace-idlib-plane-shot-200301094353040.html|title=Turkey shoots down two Syrian fighter jets over Idlib|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=2020-03-01|archive-date=March 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301114157/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/syria-closes-airspace-idlib-plane-shot-200301094353040.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.savunmasanayist.com/iki-su-24u-ayni-turk-pilotu-vurdu/|title=İki Su-24'ü aynı Türk pilotu vurdu|last=ŞAHİN|first=ANIL|date=2020-03-01|website=SavunmaSanayiST|language=tr|access-date=2020-03-01|archive-date=March 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301173109/https://www.savunmasanayist.com/iki-su-24u-ayni-turk-pilotu-vurdu/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=August 2022|reason=Neither source mentions the weapons used}}

On 3 March 2020, a Syrian Air Force [[Aero L-39 Albatros|L-39]] was shot down over [[Idlib]] by [[Turkish Air Force]] [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16s]] from inside Turkish airspace with AIM-120C-7 at a distance of about {{cvt|45|km|mi}}. As of 2020, this has been the longest range AIM-120 kill.<ref name="L-39 the aviationist">{{Cite web|date=2020-03-03|title=Syrian L-39 Shot Down By Turkish Air Force F-16 Over Syria|url=https://theaviationist.com/2020/03/03/syrian-l-39-shot-down-by-turkish-air-force-f-16-over-syria/|access-date=2020-12-07|website=The Aviationist|language=en-US|archive-date=March 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307212040/https://theaviationist.com/2020/03/03/syrian-l-39-shot-down-by-turkish-air-force-f-16-over-syria/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Bekci |first=Abdullah |author-link= |user=1savasansahin |number=1280910781761159172 |date= |title=ABD üretimi AIM-120 AMRAAM füzelerinin şuan itibariyle bilinen en uzun menzilden vuruş rekoru Türk Hava Kuvvetlerindedir. Bahar Kalkanı Harekatı sırasında F-16'mızdan ateşlenen AIM-120C7 AMRAAM füzesi yaklaşık 45 KM'den bir adet L-39 Albatros uçağını vurmuştur. |script-title= |trans-title=The Turkish Air Force holds the record for the longest range hit by the US-made AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles. During the Spring Shield Operation, the AIM-120C7 AMRAAM missile fired from our F-16 hit an L-39 Albatros aircraft from approximately 45 KM. |language=Turkish |retweet= |location= |access-date=2020-12-07 |link= |ref=}}</ref>

===Pakistan===
{{Main|2019 Jammu and Kashmir airstrikes}}
On 27 February 2019, India stated that Pakistan Air Force (PAF) used AMRAAMs during the [[2019 Jammu and Kashmir airstrikes]]. Indian officials displayed fragments of an alleged AIM-120C-5 missile as a proof of its usage during the engagement. <ref name="india proof thedrive">{{cite web |last1=Trevithick |first1=Joseph |title=India Shows Proof U.S. Made F-16s And AIM-120 Missiles Were Used By Pakistan In Aerial Brawl |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/26689/india-shows-proof-u-s-made-f-16s-and-aim-120-missiles-were-used-by-pakistan-in-aerial-brawl |website=The Drive |access-date=21 February 2022 |date=28 February 2019 |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506053838/https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/26689/india-shows-proof-u-s-made-f-16s-and-aim-120-missiles-were-used-by-pakistan-in-aerial-brawl |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Saudi Arabia===
During the [[Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen|Yemeni War]], Saudi Arabia extensively used F-15 and Typhoon aircraft together with Patriot batteries to intercept and down Yemeni drones and missiles. In November 2021, a possible [[Foreign Military Sales]] contract was notified to the US Congress regarding the provision to Saudi Arabia for a mix of 280 AIM-120C-7 and C-8 missiles and related support equipment and service that would be used on Saudi F-15 and Typhoon aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/us-aim-120c-amraam-missiles-sale/|title = US approves $650m AIM-120C AMRAAM missiles sale to Saudi Arabia|date = November 5, 2021|access-date = January 18, 2022|archive-date = January 18, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220118194513/https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/us-aim-120c-amraam-missiles-sale/|url-status = live}}</ref> The deal was required to replenish Saudi missiles stock, running low due to extensive use of AMRAAMs and Patriots against Yemeni missiles and drones.<ref name="saudi amraam buy thedrive">{{cite web |last1=Newdick |first1=Thomas |title=Saudis Cleared To Buy Hundreds More AMRAAM Missiles They've Been Using To Shoot Down Drones |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43022/saudis-cleared-to-buy-hundreds-more-amraam-missiles-theyve-been-using-to-shoot-down-drones |website=The Drive |access-date=21 February 2022 |date=5 November 2021 |archive-date=January 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118083700/https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43022/saudis-cleared-to-buy-hundreds-more-amraam-missiles-theyve-been-using-to-shoot-down-drones |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Spain===
On 7 August 2018, a Spanish Air Force [[Eurofighter Typhoon]] accidentally launched a missile in Estonia.<ref name="abc-2018">{{Cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/spanish-fighter-jet-accidentally-fires-missile-estonia-57091457 |title=Spanish fighter jet accidentally fires missile In Estonia |website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |access-date=August 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808100555/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/spanish-fighter-jet-accidentally-fires-missile-estonia-57091457 |archive-date=August 8, 2018 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> There were no human casualties, but a ten-day search operation for the missile was unsuccessful.<ref name="abc-2018" /><ref name="elpais-2018">{{Cite news |url=https://elpais.com/politica/2018/09/27/actualidad/1538068366_828355.html |title=Sanción mínima para el piloto al que se le escapó un misil en Estonia |newspaper=El País |date=September 28, 2018 |access-date=October 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002214925/https://elpais.com/politica/2018/09/27/actualidad/1538068366_828355.html |archive-date=October 2, 2018 |url-status=live |last1=González |first1=Miguel }}</ref>